19.2-288 - Verdict when accused found guilty of punishable homicide.
§ 19.2-288. Verdict when accused found guilty of punishable homicide.
If a person indicted for murder be found by the jury guilty of any punishablehomicide, they shall in their verdict fix the degree thereof and ascertainthe extent of the punishment to be inflicted within the bounds prescribed by§§ 18.2-30 to 18.2-36.
(Code 1950, § 19.1-250; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.)