Virginia statute

Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-327.2:1 — Petition for writ of actual innocence joined by Attorney General; release of prisoner; bond hearing

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 19.2: Issuance of Writ of Actual Innocence, Code of Virginia.

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-327.2:1

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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-327.2:1Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

The Attorney General may join in a petition for a writ of actual innocence made pursuant to § 19.2-327.2 . When such petition is so joined, the petitioner may file a copy of the petition and attachments thereto and the Attorney General's answer with the circuit court that entered the felony conviction or adjudication of delinquency and move the court for a hearing to consider release of the person on bail pursuant to Chapter 9 (§ 19.2-119 et seq.). Upon hearing and for good cause shown, the court may order the person released from custody subject to the terms and conditions of bail so established, pending a ruling by the Supreme Court on the writ under § 19.2-327.5 .

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