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§ 19.2-216. Definition of indictment, presentment and information - An indictment is a written accusation of crime, prepared by...
§ 19.2-217. When information filed; prosecution for felony to be by indictment or presentment; waiver; process to compel appearance of accused - An information may be filed by the attorney for the...
§ 19.2-217.1. Central file of aggravated murder indictments - Upon the return by a grand jury of an indictment...
§ 19.2-218. Preliminary hearing required for person arrested on charge of felony; waiver - No person who is arrested on a charge of felony...
§ 19.2-218.1. Preliminary hearings involving certain sexual crimes against spouses - A. In any preliminary hearing of a charge for a...
§ 19.2-218.2. Hearing before juvenile and domestic relations district court required for persons accused of certain violations against their spouses - A. In any case involving a violation of § 18.2-61,...
§ 19.2-219. When capias need not be issued; summons; judgment - No capias need be issued on a presentment or indictment...
§ 19.2-220. Contents of indictment in general - The indictment or information shall be a plain, concise and...
§ 19.2-221. Form of prosecutions generally; murder and manslaughter - The prosecutions for offenses against the Commonwealth, unless otherwise provided,...
§ 19.2-222. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1996, c. 676.
§ 19.2-223. Charging several acts of embezzlement; description of money - In a prosecution against a person accused of embezzling or...
§ 19.2-224. In prosecution for forgery, unnecessary to set forth copy of forged instrument - In a prosecution for forging or altering any instrument or...
§ 19.2-225. Allegation of intent - Where an intent to injure, defraud or cheat is required...
§ 19.2-226. What defects in indictments not to vitiate them - No indictment or other accusation shall be quashed or deemed...
§ 19.2-227. When judgment not to be arrested or reversed - Judgment in any criminal case shall not be arrested or...
§ 19.2-228. Name and address of complaining witness to be written on indictment, etc., for misdemeanor - In a prosecution for a misdemeanor the name and address...
§ 19.2-229. When complaining witness required to give security for costs - For good cause the court may require a complaining witness...
§ 19.2-230. Bill of particulars - A court of record may direct the filing of a...
§ 19.2-231. Amendment of indictment, presentment or information - If there be any defect in form in any indictment,...
§ 19.2-232. What process to be awarded against accused on indictment, etc. - When an indictment or presentment is found or made, or...
§ 19.2-233. How awarded, directed, returnable and executed - Sections 8.01-292 and 8.01-295 shall apply to process in criminal,...
§ 19.2-234. Procedure when person arrested under capias - An officer who, under a capias from any court, arrests...
§ 19.2-235. Clerks to mail process to officers in other counties, etc. - The clerk of every court shall forward, by mail, all...
§ 19.2-236. Where process of arrest may be executed - When process of arrest in a criminal prosecution is issued...
§ 19.2-237. Process on indictment or presentment for misdemeanor - On any indictment or presentment for a misdemeanor process shall...
§ 19.2-238. Summons against corporation; proceedings; expense of publication - A summons against a corporation to answer an indictment, presentment...