Homicide; prosecution regardless of amount of time that has passed between act or omission. (SB1256)
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Description
Year and a day rule repealed. Provides that murder or manslaughter may be prosecuted regardless of the amount of time that has passed between the act or omission causing the death and the death. Under common law, prosecution cannot occur if the victim dies more than a year and a day after the fatal injury was inflicted. Amends § 19.2-8.1 (“Prosecution for murder or manslaughter; passage of time not a limitation.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
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