46.2-385 - Prosecuting attorneys to appear in certain cases. - Virginia Statutes

§ 46.2-385. Prosecuting attorneys to appear in certain cases.

If requested by the judge trying the case, attorneys for the Commonwealth andall city and town attorneys whose general duties include the prosecution ofoffenses which are reportable by the courts to the Department under §46.2-383, shall appear on behalf of the Commonwealth or the locality in anycontested criminal case wherein a resulting conviction is required to bereported to the Department under § 46.2-383.

The failure of the attorney to appear shall, in no case, affect the validityof any conviction.

(1968, c. 640, § 46.1-413.2; 1989, c. 727.)