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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-93 (2026)

Entering bank, armed, with intent to commit larceny

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If any person, armed with a deadly weapon, shall enter any banking house, in the daytime or in the nighttime, with intent to commit larceny of money, bonds, notes, or other evidence of debt therein, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony.

Code 1950, § 18.1-90; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 21 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2025 · leading case: Johnathon Lane Justiss, a/k/a Jonathan Lane Justiss v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 734 S.E.2d 699 (Va. Ct. App. 2012).

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Johnathon Lane Justiss, a/k/a Jonathan Lane Justiss v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 734 S.E.2d 699 (Va. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 10× “Johnathon Lane Justiss (“Justiss”) was convicted of entering a bank while armed "with a deadly weapon with the intent to commit larceny in violation of Code § 18.2-93, conspiracy to commit bank robbery in violation of Code § 18.”

McCray v. Commonwealth, 556 S.E.2d 50 (Va. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 18× “, (appellant) was convicted in a bench trial of entering a banking house while armed, in violation of Code § 18.2-93, and other felonies not relevant to this appeal.”

Hill v. Commonwealth, 347 S.E.2d 913 (Va. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 9× “2-58, entry of a banking house with the intent to commit larceny while armed with a deadly weapon in violation of *686 Code § 18.2-93, and the use or display of a firearm in the commission of robbery in violation of Code § 18.”

Black v. Commonwealth, 455 S.E.2d 755 (Va. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 24× “John Black was convicted of entering a banking house while armed with a deadly weapon with the intent to commit larceny in violation of Code § 18.2-93; of robbery in violation of Code § 18.”

Clark v. Commonwealth, 472 S.E.2d 663 (Va. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 12× “2d 487, 490 (1990) (under Code § 18.2-93, breaking during entry is not necessary to impose liability).”

Cox v. Commonwealth, 240 S.E.2d 524 (Va. 1978). · cites it 9× “Cox (Cox or defendant), who waived trial by jury, was convicted by the trial court of entering a bank, armed with a deadly weapon, with the intent to commit larceny therein, Code § 18.2-93 1 , and with the use of a pistol in the commission of robbery, Code § 18.”

Johns v. Commonwealth, 392 S.E.2d 487 (Va. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 10× “Code § 18.2-93 provides: “If any person, armed with a deadly weapon, shall enter any banking house, in the daytime or the nighttime, with the intent to commit larceny of money, bonds, notes, or other evidence of debt therein, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony.”

Commonwealth v. Brown, 378 S.E.2d 623 (Va. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 8× “NOTES [1] The reference to Code § 18.2-93 was apparently a typographical error intended to refer to Code § 19.”

Elmore v. Commonwealth, 470 S.E.2d 588 (Va. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 4× “Nevertheless, assuming for purposes of this appeal that inconsistent verdicts in a bench trial are grounds for reversal in Virginia, we hold that the defendant's conviction for use of a firearm in the commission of robbery is not inconsistent with the dismissal of the charge for…”

Schmitt v. Commonwealth, 547 S.E.2d 186 (Va. 2000). · cites it 2× “Schmitt also was indicted for armed entry of a bank with the intent to commit larceny, in violation of Code § 18.2-93; two counts of robbery, in violation of Code § 18.”

Griffin v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 606 F. Supp. 941 (E.D. Va. 1985). · cites it 3× “(2) The trial court erred in finding petitioner guilty of violating Va.Code § 18.2-93 because there was no proof that the building that petitioner entered was a bank possessed of a corporate charter.”

Larry Wayne Inge v. Commonwealth, 570 S.E.2d 869 (Va. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “Accepting his claim that the gun was unloaded, we see no reason to distinguish Cox , which involved entering a bank, Code § 18.2-93, from this case, which involved entering a dwelling, Code § 18.”

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