Code of Virginia - Title 19.2 Criminal Procedure - Chapter 16 Evidence And Witnesses

19.2-267 Provisions applicable to witnesses in criminal as well as civil cases; obligation to attend; summon...
Sections 8.01-396.1, 8.01-402, 8.01-405, 8.01-407, and 8.01-408 to 8.01-410, inclusive, shall apply to a criminal as well as a civil case in all respects, except ...
19.2-267.1 Authority of law-enforcement officer to issue summons to witness; failure to appear
A summons may be issued by a law-enforcement officer during the course of his immediate investigation of an alleged misdemeanor for which an arrest warrant ...
19.2-267.2 Response to subpoena for information stored in electronic format
When a subpoena has been served pursuant to Rule 3A:12 of the Rules of the Supreme Court on a person who is not a party ...
19.2-268 Right of accused to testify
In any case of felony or misdemeanor, the accused may be sworn and examined in his own behalf, and if so sworn and examined, he ...
19.2-268.1 Contradiction by prior inconsistent writing
A witness in a criminal case may be cross-examined as to previous statements made by him in writing or reduced into writing, relative to the ...
19.2-268.2 Recent complaint hearsay exception
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any prosecution for criminal sexual assault under Article 7 (§ 18.2-61 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title ...
19.2-269 Convicts as witnesses
A person convicted of a felony or perjury shall not be incompetent to testify, but the fact of conviction may be shown in evidence to ...
19.2-269.1 Inmates as witnesses in criminal cases
Whenever the Commonwealth or a defendant in a criminal prosecution in any circuit court in this Commonwealth requires as a witness in his behalf, an ...
19.2-269.2 Nondisclosure of addresses or telephone numbers of crime victims and witnesses
During any criminal proceeding, upon motion of the defendant or the attorney for the Commonwealth, a judge may prohibit testimony as to the current residential ...
19.2-270 When statement by accused as witness not received as evidence
In a criminal prosecution, other than for perjury, or in an action on a penal statute, evidence shall not be given against the accused of ...
19.2-270.1 Use of photographs as evidence in certain larceny and burglary prosecutions
In any prosecution for larceny under the provisions of §§ 18.2-95, 18.2-96 or § 18.2-98, or for shoplifting under the provisions of § 18.2-103, or ...
19.2-270.1:1 Computer and electronic data in obscenity, etc. cases; access to defendant
When computer data or electronic data, stored in any form, the possession of which is otherwise unlawful, are seized as evidence in a criminal prosecution ...
19.2-270.2 Disposition of money, securities or documents seized upon arrest, etc., and pertinent as evidenc...
A. When in the course of investigation or arrest, the investigating or arresting officer shall seize or come into the possession of moneys, cash, or ...
19.2-270.3 Admissible evidence as to identity of party presenting bad check, draft or order
In any prosecution under § 18.2-181 or § 18.2-182 for the presentation of a bad check, draft or order, the following shall be admissible in ...
19.2-270.4 When donation, destruction or return of exhibits received in evidence authorized
A. Except as provided in § 19.2-270.4:1 and unless objection with sufficient cause is made, the trial court in any criminal case may order the ...
19.2-270.4:1 Storage, preservation and retention of human biological evidence in felony cases
A. Notwithstanding any provision of law or rule of court, upon motion of a person convicted of a felony but not sentenced to death or ...
19.2-270.5 DNA profile admissible in criminal proceeding
In any criminal proceeding, DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) testing shall be deemed to be a reliable scientific technique and the evidence of a DNA profile comparison ...
19.2-270.6 Evidence of abuse admissible in certain criminal trials
In any criminal prosecution alleging personal injury or death, or the attempt to cause personal injury or death, relevant evidence of repeated physical and psychological ...
19.2-271 Certain judicial officers incompetent to testify under certain circumstances
No judge shall be competent to testify in any criminal or civil proceeding as to any matter which came before him in the course of ...
19.2-271.1 Competency of husband and wife to testify
Husband and wife shall be competent witnesses to testify for or against each other in criminal cases, except as otherwise provided. (Code 1950, § 8-287; ...
19.2-271.2 Testimony of husband and wife in criminal cases
In criminal cases husband and wife shall be allowed, and, subject to the rules of evidence governing other witnesses, may be compelled to testify in ...
19.2-271.3 Communications between ministers of religion and persons they counsel or advise
No regular minister, priest, rabbi or accredited practitioner over the age of eighteen years, of any religious organization or denomination usually referred to as a ...
19.2-272 Definitions
"Witness" as used in this article shall include a person whose testimony is desired in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in ...
19.2-273 Certificate that witness is needed in another state; hearing
If a judge of a court of record in any state which by its laws has made provisions for commanding persons within that state to ...
19.2-274 When court to order witness to attend
If at such hearing the judge determines that the witness is material and necessary, that it will not cause undue hardship to the witness to ...
19.2-275 Arrest of witness
If the certificate recommends that the witness be taken into immediate custody and delivered to an officer of the requesting state to assure his attendance ...
19.2-276 Penalty for failure to attend and testify
If the witness who is summoned as above provided, after being paid or tendered by some properly authorized person reimbursement for reasonable travel and lodging ...
19.2-277 Summoning witnesses in another state to testify in this Commonwealth
If a person in any state which by its laws has made provision for commanding persons within its borders to attend and testify in criminal ...
19.2-278 Reimbursement for daily mileage to such witnesses; issuance of warrant necessary to make tende...
If the witness is summoned to attend and testify in this Commonwealth he shall receive such reimbursement for his daily mileage as prescribed in § ...
19.2-279 Penalty for failure of such witnesses to testify
If such witness, after coming into this Commonwealth, fails without good cause to attend and testify as directed in the summons, he shall be punished ...
19.2-280 Exemption of such witnesses from arrest or service of process
If a person comes into this Commonwealth in obedience to a summons directing him to attend and testify in this Commonwealth he shall not while ...
19.2-281 Construction of article
This article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of the states which enact it. ...
19.2-282 How article cited
This article may be cited as the "Uniform Act to Secure the Attendance of Witnesses from without a State in Criminal Proceedings." (Code 1950, § ...

Last modified: April 3, 2009