§ 17.1-310. Habeas corpus, appeals, writs of error and supersedeas
The Supreme Court shall also have jurisdiction to award writs of habeas corpus and of such appeals, writs of error and supersedeas as may be legally docketed in or transferred to the Court. In accordance with § 8.01-654, the Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to award writs of habeas corpus upon petitions filed by prisoners held under the sentence of death.
(Code 1919, § 5865, § 17-97; 1995, c. 503; 1998, c. 872.)
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