If a person indicted for murder be found by the jury guilty of any punishable homicide, they shall in their verdict fix the degree thereof. The court shall ascertain the extent of the punishment to be inflicted within the bounds prescribed by §§ 18.2-30 to 18.2-36, unless the accused has requested that the jury ascertain punishment of the offense as provided in subsection A of § 19.2-295.
Code 1950, § 19.1-250; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 2020, Sp. Sess. I, c. 43.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 19.2 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 17 - Convictions; Effect Thereof
§ 19.2-283. How accused may be convicted of felony
§ 19.2-284. Proof of ownership in offense relating to property
§ 19.2-285. Accused guilty of part of offense charged; sentence; on new trial what tried
§ 19.2-287. Verdict and judgment, when jury agree as to some and disagree as to others
§ 19.2-288. Verdict when accused found guilty of punishable homicide
§ 19.2-289. Conviction of petit larceny
§ 19.2-290. Conviction of petit larceny though thing stolen worth $1,000 or more
§ 19.2-291. Faulty counts; motion to strike; general verdict of guilty
§ 19.2-291.1. Report of conviction of school employees for certain offenses
§ 19.2-292. Acquittal by jury on merits bar to further prosecution for same offense
§ 19.2-293. When acquittal not a bar to further prosecution for same offense
§ 19.2-294. Offense against two or more statutes or ordinances