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§ 19.2-269 Convicts as witnesses (Supreme Court Rule 2:609 derived from this section)

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 affect his credit.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 366; in 1975, chapter 495.

Code 1950, § 19.1-265; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.

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Court Decisions

Shifflett v. Commonwealth (ORDER) (SCV, 01/08/15)
. . . VIRGINIA: . . .

Jewel v. Commonwealth (SCV, 11/03/00)
. . . 536 S.E.2d 905 (2000) . . .

Powell v. Commonwealth (COA, 09/03/91)
. . . 409 S.E.2d 622 (1991) . . .

Able v. Commonwealth (COA, 06/22/93)
. . . 431 S.E.2d 337 (1993) . . .

Joyner v. Commonwealth (COA, 05/08/90)
. . . 392 S.E.2d 822 (1990) . . .

Jewel v. Commonwealth (COA, 08/03/99)
. . . 517 S.E.2d 264 (1999) . . .

Sadoski v. Commonwealth (SCV, 04/20/79)
. . . 254 S.E.2d 100 (1979) . . .

Dammerau v. Commonwealth (COA, 10/21/86)
. . . Opinion . . .

Epps v. Commonwealth (COA, 11/15/11)
. . . 717 S.E.2d 151 (2011) . . .

Chrisman v. Commonwealth (COA, 09/16/86)
. . . 348 S.E.2d 399 (1986) . . .

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§ 19.2-269 Convicts as witnesses (Supreme Court Rule 2:609 derived from this section)

History

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