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Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
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TITLE 18.2. Crimes and Offenses Generally |
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CHAPTER 1. In General |
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ARTICLE 3. Classification of Criminal Offenses and Punishment therefor |
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SECTION 18.2-16. How common-law offenses punished |
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A common-law offense, for which punishment is prescribed by statute, shall be punished only in the mode so prescribed. Code 1950, § 18.1-8; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15. |