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Conspiracy to commit felony (§ 18.2-22)—Virginia Decoded - Virginia Decoded
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§ 18.2-22 Conspiracy to commit felony
§ 18.2-22
(a. If any person shall conspire, confederate or combine with another, either within or without this Commonwealth, to commit a felony within this Commonwealth, or if he shall so conspire, confederate or combine with another within this Commonwealth to commit a felony either within or without this Commonwealth, he shall be guilty of a felony which shall be punishable as follows:
(1. Every person who so conspires to commit an offense which is punishable by death shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony;
(2. Every person who so conspires to commit an offense which is a noncapital felony shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony; and
(3. Every person who so conspires to commit an offense the maximum punishment for which is confinement in a state correctional facility for a period of less than five years shall be confined in a state correctional facility for a period of one year, or, in the discretion of the jury or the court trying the case without a jury, may be confined in jail not exceeding twelve months and fined not exceeding $ 500, either or both.
(b. However, in no event shall the punishment for a conspiracy to commit an offense exceed the maximum punishment for the commission of the offense itself.
(c. Jurisdiction for the trial of any person accused of a conspiracy under this section shall be in the county or city wherein any part of such conspiracy is planned or in the county or city wherein any act is done toward the consummation of such plan or conspiracy.
(d. The penalty provisions of this section shall not apply to any person who conspires to commit any offense defined in Chapter 34 of Title 54.1 or of Article 1 (§ 18.2-247 et seq.), Chapter 7 of this title. The penalty for any such violation shall be as provided in § 18.2-256.
Code 1950, § 18.1-15.3; 1972, c. 484; 1973, c. 399; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1983, c. 19.
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Cartwright v. Com. (SCV, 03/12/82)
. . . convicted of three counts of violating Code § 18.2-22, that is, (1) conspiracy to commit murder of . . .
Cheng v. Com. (SCV, 06/08/90)
. . . robbery, abduction, and/or murder." Code § 18.2-22(c) provides that "[j]urisdiction for the . . .
Wright v. Com. (SCV, 12/03/82)
. . . cannot conspire to commit a misdemeanor. Code § 18.2-22. Finally, the evidence is insufficient to . . .
Jay v. Com. (SCV, 04/18/08)
. . . conspiracy to commit robbery in violation of Code §§ 18.2-22 and 18.2-58; and attempted use of a . . .
Henry v. Com. (COA, 04/15/86)
. . . pursuant to Code § 18.2-474.1 rather than Code § 18.2-22[1] (conspiracy to commit a felony), a . . .
. . . United States v. Lancelot Ward, United States of America v. . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 03/22/99)
. . . conspiracy statute.1 Ward pled guilty to § 18.2-22 of the Code of Virginia which provides: . . .
. . . United States v. Andrew Scott Morin, A/K/A Scott Morris, . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 04/05/96)
. . . to commit capital murder. Va.Code § 18.2-22. Even if Morin could not have been charged by . . .
Fortune v. Com. (COA, 06/11/91)
. . . was the object of the conspiracy." Code § 18.2-22 makes it a felony "[i]f any person shall . . .
Murphy v. Com. (SCV, 06/11/93)
. . . commit capital murder in violation of Code §§ 18.2-22 and 18.2-31. He pled guilty to both . . .
Stevens v. Com. (COA, 03/31/92)
. . . , deliberate and premeditated killing. Code §§ 18.2-22, 18.2-32. Each of these offenses requires . . .
HB1960: Death penalty; abolishes from all Class 1 felonies committed on or after July 1, 2007. (failed)
HB299: Death penalty; abolishes for all Class 1 felonies committed on or after July 1, 2007. (failed)
HB1755: Death penalty; abolished for all Class 1 felonies committed on or after July 1, 2009. (failed)
HB1431: Murder; increases penalty for conspiracy to commit. (failed)
HB85: Death penalty; abolishes penalty, including those persons currently under a death sentence. (failed)
SB449: Death penalty; abolishes penalty, including those persons currently under a death sentence. (failed)