Virginia § 19.2-259 On trial for felony, accused to be present; when court may enter plea for him, and trial go on

Virginia Statutes

§ 19.2-259 — On trial for felony, accused to be present; when court may enter plea for him, and trial go on

Virginia § 19.2-259

Title 19.2CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Ch. 15TRIAL AND ITS INCIDENTS

Art. 3ARRAIGNMENT; PLEAS; TRIAL WITHOUT JURY

This text of Virginia § 19.2-259 (On trial for felony, accused to be present; when court may enter plea for him, and trial go on) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Virginia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-259 (2026).

Text

A person tried for felony shall be personally present during the trial. If when arraigned he will not plead or answer and does not confess his guilt the court shall have the plea of not guilty entered and the trial shall proceed as if the accused had put in that plea. But for the purposes of this section a motion for a continuance, whether made before or after arraignment, shall not be deemed to be part of the trial.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

A person tried for felony shall be personally present during the trial. If when arraigned he will not plead or answer and does not confess his guilt the court shall have the plea of not guilty entered and the trial shall proceed as if the accused had put in that plea. But for the purposes of this section a motion for a continuance, whether made before or after arraignment, shall not be deemed to be part of the trial.