§ 19.2-169.4 Litigating certain issues when the defendant is incompetent
A finding of incompetency does not preclude the adjudication, at any time before trial, of a motion objecting to the sufficiency of the indictment, nor does it preclude the adjudication of similar legal objections which, in the court’s opinion, may be undertaken without the personal participation of the defendant.
History
This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 653 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. Unfortunately, the 1982 “Acts” aren’t available online.
1982, c. 653.