A motion to reconsider is a way for someone to request that the court to review their sentence after their trial is over, when the sentencing order may otherwise be final. The motion must be submitted in writing and there is no explicit time frame the court must follow in granting or denying the motion.
Leave to amend refers to the permission granted by a court to a party to modify or change their pleading, typically in response to an identified issue or defect.
Typically, a motion to correct sentencing can be made any time after an illegal sentence is imposed or incorrect calculations have been made regarding the length of your sentence or time served.
(1) Unless the court upon motion, for the convenience of parties and witnesses and in the interests of justice, orders otherwise, methods of discovery may be used in any sequence and the fact that a party is conducting discovery, whether by deposition or otherwise, shall not operate to delay any other party's discovery ...
Begining July 1, 2022, many felony defendants may earn up to a maximum of 15 days per 30 days served (a minimum time served of 65%) • For offenses listed, felony defendants are limited to 4.5 days per 30 days served (a minimum time served of 85%).
Virginia law currently allows a defendant to request a modification of their sentence at any time, as long as they are being held within a local detention facility.
A sentence modification, when granted by the court, changes the terms of your sentence. Obtaining a modification requires going back to court after being sentenced to petition the judge to alter the terms of your original sentence.