by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Virginia
(a)Pleas by a Corporation. A corporation, acting by counsel or through an agent, may enter the same pleas as an individual.(b)Determining Voluntariness of Pleas of Guilty or Nolo Contendere.(1) A circuit court may not accept a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Virginia
(a)Form.(1) Capias. The form of the capias must be the same as that provided for a warrant except that it must be signed by the clerk and must state that an indictment or information has been filed against the accused.(2) Summons. The summons must be in the same form...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Virginia
(a)Contents. The indictment or information, in describing the offense charged, must cite the statute or ordinance that defines the offense or, if there is no defining statute or ordinance, prescribes the punishment for the offense. Error in the citation of the statute...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Virginia
(a)Who May Be Present. Only the grand jurors and the witness under examination and, if directed by the court, an interpreter may be present during the hearing of evidence by a grand jury. Only the grand jurors may be present during their deliberations and...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Virginia
(a)Issuance. More than one warrant or summons may issue on the same complaint. A warrant may be issued by a judicial officer if the accused fails to appear in response to a summons.(b)Form of Summons. A summons, whether issued by a magistrate or a lawenforcement...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Virginia
The complaint must consist of sworn statements of a person or persons of facts relating to the commission of an alleged offense. The statements must be made upon oath before a magistrate empowered to issue arrest warrants. The magistrate may require the sworn...
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