sodomy or attempted forcible sodomy or object sexual penetration; Be committed against a law-enforcement officer, even of another state or of the federal government, when such killing is for the purpose of interfering with the performance of his official duties; Be committed against more than one person as a part of the same act or transaction; Be committed against more than one person within a three-year period; Be committed in the commission of or attempted commission of drug trafficking; Be committed pursuant to the direction or order of one who is engaged in a continuing criminal enterprise; Be committed against a pregnant woman by one who knows that the woman is pregnant and has the intent to cause the involuntary termination of the woman's pregnancy without a live birth; Be committed against a person under the age of 14 by a person age 21 or older; Be committed in the commission of or attempted commission of an act of terrorism; Be committed against a justice or judge when the killing is for the purpose of interfering with his official duties; Be committed against a witness in a criminal case for the purpose of interfering with the person's duties in such case. See also Capital punishment in the United States Crime in Virginia Law of Virginia List of people executed in Virginia References External links Virginia death penalty information from Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Summaries of Recent Poll Findings from Death Penalty Information Center Virginia execution chamber and gurney Virginia electric chair 112 people executed in Virginia since 1982 1608 establishments in Virginia 2021 disestablishments in Virginia Virginia Crime in Virginia Virginia law