Virginia § 19.2-292 Acquittal by jury on merits bar to further prosecution for same offense

Virginia Statutes

§ 19.2-292 — Acquittal by jury on merits bar to further prosecution for same offense

Virginia § 19.2-292

Title 19.2CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Ch. 17CONVICTIONS; EFFECT THEREOF

Art. 2FORMER JEOPARDY

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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-292 (2026).

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A person acquitted upon the facts and merits on a former trial, may plead such acquittal in bar of a second prosecution for the same offense, notwithstanding any defect in the form or substance of the indictment or accusation on which he was acquitted, unless the case be for a violation of the law relating to the state revenue and the acquittal be reversed on a writ of error on behalf of the Commonwealth.

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A person acquitted upon the facts and merits on a former trial, may plead such acquittal in bar of a second prosecution for the same offense, notwithstanding any defect in the form or substance of the indictment or accusation on which he was acquitted, unless the case be for a violation of the law relating to the state revenue and the acquittal be reversed on a writ of error on behalf of the Commonwealth.