Virginia Code 17.1-312: Where criminal jurisdiction exercised.
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The appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in any criminal case may be exercised at any place of session, no matter where the court may have been held which rendered the judgment in such case.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 17.1-312
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Supreme Court: means the Supreme Court of Virginia. See Virginia Code 1-249
Code 1919, § 5870, § 17-110; 1998, c. 872.