§ 19.2-260 Provisions of Title 8.01 apply except as provided in this article.
§ 19.2-261 Charging grand jury in presence of person selected as juror.
§ 19.2-262 Waiver of jury trial; numbers of jurors in criminal cases; how jurors selected from panel.
§ 19.2-262.01 Voir dire examination of persons called as jurors.
§ 19.2-262.1 Joinder of defendants.
§ 19.2-263 Repealed.
§ 19.2-263.1 Contact between judge and juror prohibited.
§ 19.2-263.2 Jury instructions.
§ 19.2-263.3 Juror information confidential.
§ 19.2-264 When jury need not be kept together in felony case; sufficient compliance with requirement that jury be kept together.
§ 19.2-264.1 Views by juries.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 19.2 > Chapter 15 > Article 4 - Trial by Jury.

  • 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.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
  • Judge: means any judge, associate judge or substitute judge of any court or any magistrate. See Virginia Code 19.2-5
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Jury instructions: A judge's directions to the jury before it begins deliberations regarding the factual questions it must answer and the legal rules that it must apply. Source: U.S. Courts
  • 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
  • Pro se: A Latin term meaning "on one's own behalf"; in courts, it refers to persons who present their own cases without lawyers.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.