18.2-465 - Officer summoning juror to act impartially.
§ 18.2-465. Officer summoning juror to act impartially.
If any sheriff or other officer corruptly, or through favor or ill-will,summon a juror, with intent that such juror shall find a verdict for oragainst either party, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, andforfeit his office; and he shall be forever incapable of holding any officeof honor, profit or trust under the Constitution of Virginia.
(Code 1950, § 18.1-296; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.)