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Code of Virginia · § 19.2-248 — Venue when mortal wound, etc., inflicted in one county and death ensues in another

19.2-248. Venue when mortal wound, etc., inflicted in one county and death ensues in another

If a mortal wound, or other violence or injury, be inflicted, or poison administered in one county or city, and death ensues therefrom in another county or city, the offense may be prosecuted in either.

History and annotations

Code 1950, § 19.1-223; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.

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