Virginia Statutes
§ 19.2-293 — When acquittal not a bar to further prosecution for same offense
Virginia § 19.2-293
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 19.2CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Ch. 17CONVICTIONS; EFFECT THEREOF
Art. 2FORMER JEOPARDY
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-293 (2026).
Text
A person acquitted of an offense on the ground of a variance between the allegations and the proof of the indictment or other accusation, or upon an exception to the form or substance thereof, may be arraigned again on a new indictment or other proper accusation, and tried and convicted for the same offense, notwithstanding such former acquittal.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 19.1-258; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 19.2-293, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/19.2/19.2-293.