In a prosecution for an offense committed upon, relating to or affecting real estate, or for stealing, embezzling, destroying, injuring or fraudulently receiving or concealing any personal estate it shall be sufficient to prove that when the offense was committed the actual or constructive possession, or a general or special property, in the whole or any part of such estate was in the person or entity alleged in the indictment or other accusation to be the owner thereof.
Code 1950, § 19.1-247; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 19.2 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 17 - Convictions; Effect Thereof
§ 19.2-283. How accused may be convicted of felony
§ 19.2-284. Proof of ownership in offense relating to property
§ 19.2-285. Accused guilty of part of offense charged; sentence; on new trial what tried
§ 19.2-287. Verdict and judgment, when jury agree as to some and disagree as to others
§ 19.2-288. Verdict when accused found guilty of punishable homicide
§ 19.2-289. Conviction of petit larceny
§ 19.2-290. Conviction of petit larceny though thing stolen worth $1,000 or more
§ 19.2-291. Faulty counts; motion to strike; general verdict of guilty
§ 19.2-291.1. Report of conviction of school employees for certain offenses
§ 19.2-292. Acquittal by jury on merits bar to further prosecution for same offense
§ 19.2-293. When acquittal not a bar to further prosecution for same offense
§ 19.2-294. Offense against two or more statutes or ordinances