Code of Virginia
Chapter 15 - Trial and Its Incidents
§ 19.2-256. Approvers

Approvers shall not be admitted in any case.
Code 1950, § 19.1-244; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.

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Code of Virginia

Title 19.2 - Criminal Procedure

Chapter 15 - Trial and Its Incidents

§ 19.2-239. Jurisdiction in criminal cases

§ 19.2-240. Clerks shall make out criminal docket; transportation orders

§ 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 and other 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; rejection of plea agreement; recusal

§ 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

§ 19.2-262.01. Voir dire examination of persons called as jurors

§ 19.2-263. Repealed

§ 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. Repealed

§ 19.2-264.6. through 19.2-264.14

§ 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 (Subsection (a) of Supreme Court Rule 2:615 derived in part from this section and subsection (c) of Supreme Court Rule 2:615 derived from this section)

§ 19.2-265.2. Judicial notice of laws (Supreme Court Rule 2:202 derived in part from this section)

§ 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. Dismissal of criminal charges on Commonwealth's motion; 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

§ 19.2-266.3. Continuances; appearances of parties

§ 19.2-266.4. Expert assistance for indigent defendants