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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-35 — How voluntary manslaughter punished

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 1: Homicide, Code of Virginia.

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How voluntary manslaughter punished

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-35

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-35Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Voluntary manslaughter is punishable as a Class 5 felony.

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Questions this section answers

Is how voluntary manslaughter punished a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

How voluntary manslaughter punished is a class 5 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-35.

Which Virginia statute covers how voluntary manslaughter punished?

How voluntary manslaughter punished is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-35 (How voluntary manslaughter punished).

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