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This law was first created in 1983. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 413 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1983 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1984, chapter 701; in 1987, chapter 710; in 1988, chapter 873; in 1998, chapter 872<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 830<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 809<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61862,"section_number":"17.1-411","catch_line":"Review by the Supreme Court","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-411\/"},{"id":67662,"section_number":"19.2-317","catch_line":"When writ of error lies in criminal case for accused; when for Commonwealth; when for county, city or town","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-317\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61862,"section_number":"17.1-411","catch_line":"Review by the Supreme Court","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-411\/"},{"id":70900,"section_number":"19.2-398","catch_line":"When appeal by the Commonwealth allowed","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-398\/"},{"id":75848,"section_number":"19.2-401","catch_line":"Cross appeal; when allowed; time for filing","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-401\/"},{"id":60055,"section_number":"53.1-40.1","catch_line":"Medical and mental health treatment of prisoners incapable of giving consent","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-40.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":163659,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63032,"identifier":"17.1-410","token":"17.1\/4\/17.1-410","url":"\/17.1-410\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-410\/","token":"17.1\/4\/17.1-410","dublin_core":{"Title":"Disposition of appeals; finality of decisions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-410","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each appeal<\/span> of right taken to the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> and each appeal<\/span> for which a petition<\/span> for appeal<\/span> has been granted shall be considered by a panel<\/span> of the court<\/span>.\n\t\t\tWhen the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> has (i) dismissed an appeal<\/span> in any case in accordance with the Rules of Court<\/span> or (ii) decided an appeal<\/span>, its decision shall be final, without appeal<\/span> to the Supreme Court<\/span>, in: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Appeals<\/span> in criminal cases pursuant to subsections A or E of § 19.2-398<\/a> and § 19.2-401<\/a>. Such finality of the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span>’ decision shall not preclude a defendant<\/span>, if he is convicted, from requesting the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> or Supreme Court<\/span> on direct appeal<\/span> to reconsider an issue<\/span> which was the subject of the pretrial appeal<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Appeals<\/span> involving involuntary treatment of prisoners pursuant to § 53.1-40.1<\/a> or 53.1-133.04<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Appeals<\/span> involving denial of a concealed handgun permit pursuant to § 18.2-308.08<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> All other decisions of the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> shall be appealable to the Supreme Court<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of § 17.1-411<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISPOSITION OF APPEALS; FINALITY OF DECISIONS (\u00a7 17.1-410)\n\nA. Each appeal of right taken to the Court of Appeals and each appeal for which\na petition for appeal has been granted shall be considered by a panel of the\ncourt.\n\t\t\tWhen the Court of Appeals has (i) dismissed an appeal in any case in\naccordance with the Rules of Court or (ii) decided an appeal, its decision shall\nbe final, without appeal to the Supreme Court, in:\n\n 1. Appeals in criminal cases pursuant to subsections A or E of § 19.2-398\n and § 19.2-401. Such finality of the Court of Appeals’ decision\n shall not preclude a defendant, if he is convicted, from requesting the Court\n of Appeals or Supreme Court on direct appeal to reconsider an issue which was\n the subject of the pretrial appeal; and\n\n 2. Appeals involving involuntary treatment of prisoners pursuant to §\n 53.1-40.1 or 53.1-133.04.\n\n 3. Appeals involving denial of a concealed handgun permit pursuant to §\n 18.2-308.08.\n\nB. All other decisions of the Court of Appeals shall be appealable to the\nSupreme Court in accordance with the provisions of § 17.1-411.\n\nHISTORY: 1983, c. 413, \u00a7 17-116.07; 1984, c. 701; 1987, c. 710; 1988, c. 873;\n1998, c. 872; 2000, c. 830; 2019, c. 809; 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}}