§ 19.2-327.2 Issuance of writ of actual innocence based on biological evidence
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule of court, upon a petition of a person who was convicted of a felony or who was adjudicated delinquent by a circuit court of an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult, the Supreme Court shall have the authority to issue writs of actual innocence under this chapter. The writ shall lie to the circuit court that entered the felony conviction or adjudication of delinquency and that court shall have the authority to conduct hearings, as provided for in § 19.2-327.5, on such a petition as directed by order from the Supreme Court.
History
This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 873 and 874 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 3 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 2009, chapters 139 and 320; in 2013, chapter 170; in 2020, chapters 993 and 994.
2001, cc. 873, 874; 2009, cc. 139, 320; 2013, c. 170; 2020, cc. 993, 994.