Arm Robbery Charge & Penalty In Virginia

Question

If A Person Commits a Crime of Arm Robbery with a Firearm in the State of Virginia, How much time with they be facing in a court of law?

Answer 1

Section 18.2-58 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, provides:

If any person commits robbery... by the threat or presenting of firearms, or other deadly weapon or instrumentality whatsoever, he shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by confinement in a state correctional facility for life or any term not less than five years.

Pursuant to Section 18.2-53.1 of the Code, use of a firearm in committing a robbery shall constitute a separate and distinct felony and any person found guilty thereof shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of three years for a first conviction, and to a mandatory minimum term of five years for a second or subsequent conviction.  Such punishment shall be separate and apart from, and shall be made to run consecutively with, any punishment received for the commission of the primary felony.

So, at a minimum, the sentence would be five years, at most, life in prison.  The use of a firearm could add three to five years to the sentence.

Answer 2

That is a PC felony and can be up to 10 years all depends on what the DA decides to do

Answer 3

If there is undiputable evidence, I think that they should get the death penalty. I think that there should be more chain gangs for prisoners. They should be made to pick up all the trash on the side of the road that people throw out of their cars.

Answer 4

15-20 years in prison. as per Commonwealth of VA V. Jett