If any person, in the commission of, or attempt to commit, felony, unlawfully shoot, stab, cut or wound another person he shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-53
Shooting, etc., in committing or attempting a felony
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case United States v. Antonio Simmons (2021)
Most recently applied in United States v. Antonio Simmons (August 2021)
Code 1950, § 18.1-68; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
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