§ 19.2-317 When writ of error lies in criminal case for accused; when for Commonwealth; when for county, city or town
§ 19.2-318 Appeal on writ of error to judgment for contempt
§ 19.2-319 When execution of sentence to be suspended; bail; appeal from denial
§ 19.2-320 Petitioner for writ of error to comply with Rules of Court
§ 19.2-321 With whom petition for writ of error filed
§ 19.2-321.1 Motion in the Court of Appeals for delayed appeal in criminal cases
§ 19.2-321.2 Motion in the Supreme Court for delayed appeal in criminal cases
§ 19.2-322.1 Suspension of execution of judgment on appeal
§ 19.2-323 Denial by judge or justice no bar to allowance by Court
§ 19.2-324 Decision of appellate court
§ 19.2-324.1 Erroneously admitted evidence; appeal
§ 19.2-325 Provisions which apply to criminal as well as civil cases; when plaintiff in error unable to pay printing costs
§ 19.2-326 Payment of expenses of appeals of indigent defendants
§ 19.2-327 How judgment of appellate court certified and entered

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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 19.2 > Chapter 19 - Exceptions and Writs of Error

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Board of supervisors: means the governing body of a county. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Council: means the governing body of a city or town. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
  • County: means any existing county or such unit hereafter created. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
  • Court: means any court vested with appropriate jurisdiction under the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 19.2-5
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Governing body: means the board of supervisors of a county, council of a city, or council of a town, as the context may require. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • Judge: means any judge, associate judge or substitute judge of any court or any magistrate. See Virginia Code 19.2-5
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Supreme Court: means the Supreme Court of Virginia. See Virginia Code 1-249
  • Town: means any existing town or an incorporated community within one or more counties which became a town before noon, July one, nineteen hundred seventy-one, as provided by law or which has within defined boundaries a population of 1,000 or more and which has become a town as provided by law. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.