Rule . — All final judgments, orders, and decrees, irrespective of terms of court, remain under the control of the trial court and may be modified, vacated, or suspended for twenty-one days after the date of entry, and no longer.
Rule 7C:5 - Discovery (a)Application of Rule. This Rule applies only to the prosecution for a misdemeanor which may be punished by confinement in jail and to a preliminary hearing for a felony.
Types of Bail in Virginia Criminal Cases However, if the magistrate does not set bond, then you will remain in jail either until released after trial or sentencing or until your defense attorney files a motion in court. There are three types of bail set in Virginia criminal cases: Recognizance.
No - if you signed the bond it doesn't matter whether you have a job or not - or whether the bondsman asked you if you did. You are liable as surety on the bond - having a job or not has nothing to do with your liability. Sorry.
(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 ...
When the Special Justice permits the individual to be a CMA, the individual is required to accept a “minimum period of treatment.” ing to the Virginia Code, the individual is required to stay in the hospital for a minimum of 72 hours and, after that period, is required to give 48 hours notice of their desire to ...
Rule 3.8(d) requires a prosecutor “make timely disclosure” of the “existence of evidence” that the prosecutor knows tends to negate the guilt of the accused, mitigate the degree of the offense, or reduce the punishment, but the rule does not specify what form that disclosure must take, nor whether disclosure requires ...
In 2020, Virginia's Democratic-controlled General Assembly passed the law increasing the previous cap of 4.5 days off a sentence for every 30 days served to 15 days off every month.