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§ 19.2-265 Opening statement of counsel

On the trial of any case of felony or misdemeanor and before any evidence is submitted on either side, the attorney for the Commonwealth and counsel for the accused, respectively, shall have the right to make an opening statement of their case.

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, § 19.1-245; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.

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Court Decisions

Wright v. Commonwealth (COA, 10/28/08)
. . . HALEY, J., . . .

Roe v. Commonwealth (COA, 03/08/05)
. . . 609 S.E.2d 635 (2005) . . .

Colton Allen King v. Commonwealth of Virginia (COA, 06/06/23)
. . . COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA . . .

N.T.A. v. Commonwealth of Virginia (COA, 04/07/26)
. . . COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA . . .

Jury v. Commonwealth (COA, 08/28/90)
. . . 395 S.E.2d 213 (1990) . . .

Fields v. Commonwealth (COA, 05/06/86)
. . . 343 S.E.2d 379 (1986) . . .

Stotler v. Commonwealth (COA, 07/01/86)
. . . 346 S.E.2d 39 (1986) . . .

Hernandez-Guerrero v. Commonwealth (COA, 08/16/05)
. . . 617 S.E.2d 410 (2005) . . .

Wright v. Commonwealth (COA, 04/22/08)
. . . 659 S.E.2d 583 (2008) . . .

. . . Walter Lamar Goolsby v. Terrell Don Hutto, Director of . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 10/22/82)
. . . WIDENER, Circuit Judge: . . .

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