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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 2 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 1997, chapter 358<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 872<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63032,"section_number":"17.1-410","catch_line":"Disposition of appeals; finality of decisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-410\/"},{"id":76830,"section_number":"17.1-412","catch_line":"Affirmance, reversal, or modification of judgment; petition for appeal to Supreme Court upon award of new trial","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-412\/"},{"id":84885,"section_number":"19.2-327.10","catch_line":"Issuance of writ of actual innocence based on nonbiological evidence","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-327.10\/"},{"id":70900,"section_number":"19.2-398","catch_line":"When appeal by the Commonwealth allowed","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-398\/"},{"id":54613,"section_number":"8.01-670","catch_line":"In what cases awarded","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-670\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":63032,"section_number":"17.1-410","catch_line":"Disposition of appeals; finality of decisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-410\/"},{"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\/"},{"id":75858,"section_number":"19.2-408","catch_line":"Finality of decision of the Court of Appeals in pretrial appeals","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-408\/"}],"permalink":{"id":163663,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61862,"identifier":"17.1-411","token":"17.1\/4\/17.1-411","url":"\/17.1-411\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-411\/","token":"17.1\/4\/17.1-411","dublin_core":{"Title":"Review by the Supreme Court","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-411","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Except where the decision of the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> is made final under \u00a7 17.1-410<\/a> or \u00a7 19.2-408<\/a>, any party<\/span> aggrieved by a final decision of the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span>, including the Commonwealth, may petition<\/span> the Supreme Court<\/span> for an appeal<\/span>. The Commonwealth, or any county, city, or town, may also petition<\/span> the Supreme Court<\/span> for review pursuant to \u00a7 19.2-317<\/a>. The granting of such petitions<\/span> shall be in the discretion of the Supreme Court<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREVIEW BY THE SUPREME COURT (\u00a7 17.1-411)\n\nExcept where the decision of the Court of Appeals is made final under \u00a7\n17.1-410 or \u00a7 19.2-408, any party aggrieved by a final decision of the Court of\nAppeals, including the Commonwealth, may petition the Supreme Court for an\nappeal. The Commonwealth, or any county, city, or town, may also petition the\nSupreme Court for review pursuant to \u00a7 19.2-317. The granting of such petitions\nshall be in the discretion of the Supreme Court.\n\nHISTORY: 1983, c. 413, \u00a7 17-116.08; 1997, c. 358; 1998, c. 872.","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}}