STATE STATUTES & CODES

VIRGINIA STATUTES AND CODES

Chapter 15 - Trial and Its Incidents (19.2-239 thru 19.2-266.2)

• 19.2-239 - Jurisdiction in criminal cases.
• 19.2-240 - Clerks shall make out criminal docket.
• 19.2-241 - Time within which court to set criminal cases for trial.
• 19.2-242 - Accused discharged from jail if not indicted in time.
• 19.2-243 - Limitation on prosecution of felony due to lapse of time after finding of probable cause; misdemeanors; exceptions.
• 19.2-244 - Venue in general.
• 19.2-245 - Offenses committed without and made punishable within Commonwealth; embezzlement or larceny committed within Commonwealth; where prosecuted.
• 19.2-245.01 - Offenses involving reports or statements concerning cigarette sales or stamping.
• 19.2-245.1 - Forgery; where prosecuted.
• 19.2-245.2 - Tax offenses; where prosecuted.
• 19.2-246 - Injury inflicted by person within Commonwealth upon one outside Commonwealth.
• 19.2-247 - Venue in certain homicide cases.
• 19.2-248 - Venue when mortal wound, etc., inflicted in one county and death ensues in another.
• 19.2-249 - Offenses committed on boundary of two counties, two cities, or county and city, etc.; where prosecuted.
• 19.2-249.1 - Offenses committed within towns situated in two or more counties; where prosecuted.
• 19.2-249.2 - Venue for prosecution of computer crimes.
• 19.2-250 - How far jurisdiction of corporate authorities extends.
• 19.2-251 - When and how venue may be changed.
• 19.2-252 - Court ordering change of venue may admit accused to bail and recognize witnesses; remand of accused not admitted to bail.
• 19.2-253 - Procedure upon and after change of venue.
• 19.2-254 - Arraignment; pleas; when court may refuse to accept plea.
• 19.2-254.1 - Procedure in traffic infraction cases.
• 19.2-254.2 - Procedure in nontraffic offenses for which prepayment is authorized.
• 19.2-255 - Defendant allowed to plead several matters of law or fact.
• 19.2-256 - Approvers.
• 19.2-257 - Trial without jury in felony cases.
• 19.2-258 - Trial of misdemeanors by court without jury; failure to appear deemed waiver of jury.
• 19.2-258.1 - Trial of traffic infractions; measure of proof; failure to appear.
• 19.2-259 - On trial for felony, accused to be present; when court may enter plea for him, and trial go on.
• 19.2-260 - Provisions of Title 8.01 apply except as provided in this article.
• 19.2-261 - Charging grand jury in presence of person selected as juror.
• 19.2-262 - Waiver of jury trial; numbers of jurors in criminal cases; how jurors selected from panel.
• 19.2-262.1 - Joinder of defendants.
• 19.2-263 - Description unavailable
• 19.2-263.1 - Contact between judge and juror prohibited.
• 19.2-263.2 - Jury instructions.
• 19.2-263.3 - Juror information confidential.
• 19.2-264 - When jury need not be kept together in felony case; sufficient compliance with requirement that jury be kept together.
• 19.2-264.1 - Views by juries.
• 19.2-264.2 - Conditions for imposition of death sentence.
• 19.2-264.3 - Procedure for trial by jury.
• 19.2-264.3:1 - Expert assistance when defendant's mental condition relevant to capital sentencing
• 19.2-264.3:1.1 - Capital cases; determination of mental retardation
• 19.2-264.3:1.2 - Expert assistance when issue of defendant's mental retardation relevant to capital sentencin...
• 19.2-264.3:1.3 - Expert assistance for indigent defendants in capital cases.
• 19.2-264.3:2 - Notice to the defendant of intention to present evidence of unadjudicated criminal conduc...
• 19.2-264.3:3 - Limitations on use of statements or disclosure by defendant during evaluations
• 19.2-264.3:4 - Notice of expert testimony in capital case.
• 19.2-264.4 - Sentence proceeding.
• 19.2-264.5 - Post-sentence reports.
• 19.2-265 - Opening statement of counsel.
• 19.2-265.01 - Victims, certain members of the family and support persons not to be excluded.
• 19.2-265.1 - Exclusion of witnesses.
• 19.2-265.2 - Judicial notice of laws.
• 19.2-265.3 - Nolle prosequi; discretion of court upon good cause shown.
• 19.2-265.4 - Failure to provide discovery.
• 19.2-265.5 - Prosecuting misdemeanor cases without attorney.
• 19.2-265.6 - Effect of dismissal of criminal charges.
• 19.2-266 - Exclusion of persons from trial; photographs and broadcasting permitted under designated guidelines; exceptions.
• 19.2-266.1 - Conviction of lesser offense on indictment for homicide.
• 19.2-266.2 - Defense objections to be raised before trial; hearing; bill of particulars.

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