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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-14 (2026)

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Offenses defined in Title 18.2 and in other titles in the Code, for which punishment is prescribed without specification as to the class of the offense, shall be punished according to the punishment prescribed in the section or sections thus defining the offense.

1975, cc. 14, 15.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2003–2017 · leading case: Terra Nyree Hines v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 721 S.E.2d 792 (Va. Ct. App. 2012).
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Terra Nyree Hines v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 721 S.E.2d 792 (Va. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 40× “5 In such instances, Code § 18.2-14 provides that “[o]ffenses .”
Graves v. Commonwealth, 805 S.E.2d 226 (Va. 2017). · cites it 19× “Code § 18.2-14 specifies that punishment is determined by resorting to the statutory text.”
Mouberry v. Commonwealth, 575 S.E.2d 567 (Va. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 8× “First, Code § 18.2-14 applies only to those statutes not containing a specific offense class.”
Graves v. Commonwealth, No. 160688 (Va. Oct. 12, 2017). · cites it 18× “Code § 18.2-14 specifies that punishment is determined by resorting to the statutory text.”
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