Virginia statute

Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-293 — When acquittal not a bar to further prosecution for same offense

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 2: Former Jeopardy, Code of Virginia.

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-293

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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-293Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

A person acquitted of an offense on the ground of a variance between the allegations and the proof of the indictment or other accusation, or upon an exception to the form or substance thereof, may be arraigned again on a new indictment or other proper accusation, and tried and convicted for the same offense, notwithstanding such former acquittal.

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