Code of Virginia - Title 19.2 Criminal Procedure - Section 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.

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

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