Virginia Code 19.2-320: Petitioner for writ of error to comply with Rules of Court
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Any party for whom a writ of error lies may apply therefor by complying with the provisions of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia relative to the appeal of criminal cases to the Court of Appeals, or where an appeal is taken to the Supreme Court, with the Rules of the Supreme Court relative to appeal of criminal cases to the Supreme Court.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 19.2-320
- 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.
- Court: means any court vested with appropriate jurisdiction under the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 19.2-5
- Supreme Court: means the Supreme Court of Virginia. See Virginia Code 1-249
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
Code 1950, § 19.1-284; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1984, c. 703.