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If an appeal is taken from the judgment of the Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court, in matters in which it grants the petition for appeal, shall consider the appeal consistent with the procedures set forth herein and shall enter such order as the special court should have entered. In any case, by consent of all parties of record, the motion to annex may be dismissed at any time before final judgment on appeal.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":288545,"text":"An appeal may be made to the Court of Appeals. The special court shall certify the facts in the case to the Court of Appeals, and the evidence shall be considered as on appeal in proceedings under Chapter 2 (\u00a7 25.1-200 et seq.) of Title 25.1. If an appeal is taken from the judgment of the Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court, in matters in which it grants the petition for appeal, shall consider the appeal consistent with the procedures set forth herein and shall enter such order as the special court should have entered. 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It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 328; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>; in 2003, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0940\">940<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":66778,"section_number":"15.2-3222","catch_line":"What order to be entered by the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3222\/"},{"id":74300,"section_number":"15.2-3528","catch_line":"Appeals","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3528\/"},{"id":62141,"section_number":"15.2-3809","catch_line":"Appeals","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3809\/"},{"id":55978,"section_number":"15.2-3909","catch_line":"Appeals","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3909\/"},{"id":57092,"section_number":"15.2-4108","catch_line":"Appeals","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4108\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":62316,"section_number":"25.1-200","catch_line":"Chapter controls condemnation proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-200\/"}],"permalink":{"id":157115,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80539,"identifier":"15.2-3221","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3221","url":"\/15.2-3221\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-3221\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3221","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appeals; how heard","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-3221","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>An <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> may be made to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Court<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">Appeals<\/span>. The special <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> shall certify the <span class=\"dictionary\">facts<\/span> in the case to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Court<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">Appeals<\/span>, and the <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> shall be considered as on <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> in proceedings under Chapter 2 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Chapter controls condemnation proceedings\" href=\"\/25.1-200\/\">25.1-200<\/a> et seq.) of Title 25.1. If an <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> is taken from the <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Court<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">Appeals<\/span>, the Supreme <span class=\"dictionary\">Court<\/span>, in matters in which it grants the <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> for <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span>, shall consider the <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> consistent with the procedures set forth herein and shall enter such <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> as the special <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> should have entered. In any case, by consent of all parties of record, the <span class=\"dictionary\">motion<\/span> to annex may be dismissed at any time before final <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> on <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPEALS; HOW HEARD (\u00a7 15.2-3221)\n\nAn appeal may be made to the Court of Appeals. The special court shall certify\nthe facts in the case to the Court of Appeals, and the evidence shall be\nconsidered as on appeal in proceedings under Chapter 2 (\u00a7 25.1-200 et seq.) of\nTitle 25.1. If an appeal is taken from the judgment of the Court of Appeals, the\nSupreme Court, in matters in which it grants the petition for appeal, shall\nconsider the appeal consistent with the procedures set forth herein and shall\nenter such order as the special court should have entered. In any case, by\nconsent of all parties of record, the motion to annex may be dismissed at any\ntime before final judgment on appeal.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-152.19; 1952, c. 328; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-1049;\n1997, c. 587; 2003, c. 940; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 489.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}