If any person administers or attempts to administer any poison or destructive substance in food, drink, prescription or over-the-counter medicine, or otherwise, or poisons any spring, well, waterworks as defined in § 32.1-167, or reservoir of water with intent to kill or injure another person, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony.
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-54.1
Attempts to poison
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Commonwealth v. Freeman (2010)
Most recently applied in Commonwealth v. Freeman (July 2010)
Code 1950, § 18.1-64; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1983, c. 129; 2006, c. 300.
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