Virginia Code 19.2-203: Indictments ignored may be sent to another grand jury; what irregularities not to vitiate indictment, etc.
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Although a bill of indictment be returned not a true bill the same or another bill of indictment against the same person for the same offense may be sent to, and acted on, by the same or another grand jury. No irregularity in the time or manner of selecting the jurors, or in the writ of venire facias, or in the manner of executing the same, shall vitiate any presentment, indictment or finding of a grand jury.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 19.2-203
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
- True bill: Another word for indictment.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
Code 1950, § 19.1-158; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.