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The petitioner shall be responsible for all statements contained in the petition and any false statement contained therein, if the same be knowingly or wilfully made, shall be a ground for prosecution and conviction of perjury as provided for in &#xA7; 18.2-434.B\n\nEvery petition filed by a prisoner seeking a writ of habeas corpus shall be filed on a form to be approved and provided by the office of the Attorney General, the contents of which shall be substantially as follows:\n\t\t\tIN THE&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026; COURT\n\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\t\t\tFull name and prisonerCase No&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026;\n\t\t\tnumber (if any) of(To be supplied by\n\t\t\tPetitionerthe Clerk of the\n\t\t\t-vs-Court)\n\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\t\t\tName and Title of Respondent\n\t\t\tPETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS\n\t\t\tInstructions&#8211;Read Carefully\n\t\t\tIn order for this petition to receive consideration by the Court, it must be legibly handwritten or typewritten, signed by the petitioner and verified before a notary or other officer authorized to administer oaths. It must set forth in concise form the answers to each applicable question. If necessary, petitioner may finish his answer to a particular question on an additional page. Petitioner must make it clear to which question any such continued answer refers. The petitioner may also submit exhibits.\n\t\t\tSince every petition for habeas corpus must be sworn to under oath, any false statement of a material fact therein may serve as the basis of prosecution and conviction for perjury under &#xA7;&#xA0;18.2-434. Petitioners should, therefore, exercise care to assure that all answers are true and correct.\n\t\t\tWhen the petition is completed, the original and two copies (total of\n\t\t\tthree) should be mailed to the clerk of the court. The petitioner shall keep one copy.\n\t\t\tNOTICE\n\t\t\tThe granting of a writ of habeas corpus does not entitle the petitioner to dismissal of the charges for conviction of which he is being detained, but may gain him no more than a new trial.\n\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\t\t\tPlace of detention:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026;A\n\nCriminal Trial1\n\nName and location of court which imposed the sentence from which you seek relief:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;..&#x2026;2\n\nThe offense or offenses for which sentence was imposed (include indictment number or numbers if known): a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026;3\n\nThe date upon which sentence was imposed and the terms of the sentence: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026;4\n\nCheck which plea you made and whether trial by jury: Plea of guilty: &#8230;&#8230;.; Plea of not guilty:&#8230;&#8230;.; Trial by jury:&#8230;&#8230;; Trial by judge without jury:&#8230;&#x2026;5\n\nThe name and address of each attorney, if any, who represented you at your criminal trial:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026; 6. Did you appeal the conviction?&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026; 7. If you answered &#8220;yes&#8221; to 6, state: the result and the date in your appeal or petition for certiorari: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; citations of the appellate court opinions or orders: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026;8\n\nList the name and address of each attorney, if any, who represented you on your appeal:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;B\n\nHabeas Corpus9\n\nBefore this petition did you file with respect to this conviction any other petition for habeas corpus in either a State or federal court?&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026; 10. If you answered &#8220;yes&#8221; to 9, list with respect to each petition: the name and location of the court in which each was filed: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; the disposition and the date: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; the name and address of each attorney, if any, who represented you on your habeas corpus: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026;11\n\nDid you appeal from the disposition of your petition for habeas corpus? 12. If you answered &#8220;yes&#8221; to 11, state: the result and the date of each petition: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; citations of court opinions or orders on your habeas corpus petition: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; the name and address of each attorney, if any, who represented you on appeal of your habeas corpus: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026;C\n\nOther Petitions, Motions or Applications13\n\nList all other petitions, motions or applications filed with any court following a final order of conviction and not set out in A or B. Include the nature of the motion, the name and location of the court, the result, the date, and citations to opinions or orders. Give the name and address of each attorney, if any, who represented you. a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026;D\n\nPresent Petition14\n\nState the grounds which make your detention unlawful, including the facts on which you intend to rely: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026; c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; 15. List each ground set forth in 14, which has been presented in any other proceeding: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; List the proceedings in which each ground was raised: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; 16. If any ground set forth in 14 has not been presented to a court, list each ground and the reason why it was not: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026;\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026;\n\t\t\t\tSignature of Petitioner\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026;\n\t\t\t\tAddress of Petitioner\n\t\t\t\tSTATE OF VIRGINIA\n\t\t\t\tCITY\/COUNTY OF&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\t\t\t\tThe petitioner being first duly sworn, says:1\n\nHe signed the foregoing petition;2\n\nThe facts stated in the petition are true to the best of his information and belief.\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026;\n\t\t\t\tSignature of Petitioner\n\t\t\t\tSubscribed and sworn to before me\n\t\t\t\tthis&#8230;.&#x2026; day of&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., 20&#8230;&#x2026;\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026; Notary Public\n\t\t\t\tMy commission expires:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026;\n\t\t\t\tThe petition will not be filed without payment of court costs unless the petitioner is entitled to proceed in forma pauperis and has executed the affidavit in forma pauperis.\n\t\t\t\tThe petitioner who proceeds in forma pauperis shall be furnished, without cost, certified copies of the arrest warrants, indictment and order of his conviction at his criminal trial in order to comply with the instructions of this petition.\n\t\t\t\tAFFIDAVIT IN FORMA PAUPERIS\n\t\t\t\tSTATE OF VIRGINIA\n\t\t\t\tCITY\/COUNTY OF&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\t\t\t\tThe petitioner being duly sworn, says:1\n\nHe is unable to pay the costs of this action or give security therefor; 2. His assets amount to a total of $&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026;\n\t\t\t\tSignature of Petitioner\n\t\t\t\tSubscribed and sworn to before me\n\t\t\t\tthis&#8230;.&#x2026; day of&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., 20&#8230;&#x2026;\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026; Notary Public\n\t\t\t\tMy commission expires:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026;","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":261644,"text":"Every petition filed by a prisoner seeking a writ of habeas corpus must be filed on the form set forth in subsection B. The failure to use such form and to comply substantially with such form shall entitle the court to which such petition is directed to return such petition to the prisoner pending the use of and substantial compliance with such form. The petitioner shall be responsible for all statements contained in the petition and any false statement contained therein, if the same be knowingly or wilfully made, shall be a ground for prosecution and conviction of perjury as provided for in &#xA7; 18.2-434.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":261645,"text":"Every petition filed by a prisoner seeking a writ of habeas corpus shall be filed on a form to be approved and provided by the office of the Attorney General, the contents of which shall be substantially as follows:\n\t\t\tIN THE&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026; COURT\n\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\t\t\tFull name and prisonerCase No&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026;\n\t\t\tnumber (if any) of(To be supplied by\n\t\t\tPetitionerthe Clerk of the\n\t\t\t-vs-Court)\n\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\t\t\tName and Title of Respondent\n\t\t\tPETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS\n\t\t\tInstructions&#8211;Read Carefully\n\t\t\tIn order for this petition to receive consideration by the Court, it must be legibly handwritten or typewritten, signed by the petitioner and verified before a notary or other officer authorized to administer oaths. It must set forth in concise form the answers to each applicable question. If necessary, petitioner may finish his answer to a particular question on an additional page. Petitioner must make it clear to which question any such continued answer refers. The petitioner may also submit exhibits.\n\t\t\tSince every petition for habeas corpus must be sworn to under oath, any false statement of a material fact therein may serve as the basis of prosecution and conviction for perjury under &#xA7;&#xA0;18.2-434. Petitioners should, therefore, exercise care to assure that all answers are true and correct.\n\t\t\tWhen the petition is completed, the original and two copies (total of\n\t\t\tthree) should be mailed to the clerk of the court. The petitioner shall keep one copy.\n\t\t\tNOTICE\n\t\t\tThe granting of a writ of habeas corpus does not entitle the petitioner to dismissal of the charges for conviction of which he is being detained, but may gain him no more than a new trial.\n\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\t\t\tPlace of detention:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026;","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A"},"2":{"id":261646,"text":"Criminal Trial","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"A1"},"3":{"id":261647,"text":"Name and location of court which imposed the sentence from which you seek relief:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;..&#x2026;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"4":{"id":261648,"text":"The offense or offenses for which sentence was imposed (include indictment number or numbers if known): a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"5":{"id":261649,"text":"The date upon which sentence was imposed and the terms of the sentence: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"6":{"id":261650,"text":"Check which plea you made and whether trial by jury: Plea of guilty: &#8230;&#8230;.; Plea of not guilty:&#8230;&#8230;.; Trial by jury:&#8230;&#8230;; Trial by judge without jury:&#8230;&#x2026;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"7":{"id":261651,"text":"The name and address of each attorney, if any, who represented you at your criminal trial:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026; 6. 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payment of costs and expenses when petition denied","url":"\/8.01-662\/","token":"8.01\/25\/3\/8.01-662","metadata":false},{"id":77099,"structure_id":14200,"section_number":"8.01-663","catch_line":"Judgment conclusive","url":"\/8.01-663\/","token":"8.01\/25\/3\/8.01-663","metadata":false},{"id":57877,"structure_id":14200,"section_number":"8.01-664","catch_line":"How and when Supreme Court summoned to try appeal therefrom","url":"\/8.01-664\/","token":"8.01\/25\/3\/8.01-664","metadata":false},{"id":63094,"structure_id":14200,"section_number":"8.01-665","catch_line":"When execution of judgment suspended; when prisoner admitted to bail","url":"\/8.01-665\/","token":"8.01\/25\/3\/8.01-665","metadata":false},{"id":83962,"structure_id":14200,"section_number":"8.01-666","catch_line":"When and by whom writs of habeas corpus ad testificandum granted","url":"\/8.01-666\/","token":"8.01\/25\/3\/8.01-666","metadata":false},{"id":64450,"structure_id":14200,"section_number":"8.01-667","catch_line":"Transmission of records to federal court","url":"\/8.01-667\/","token":"8.01\/25\/3\/8.01-667","metadata":false},{"id":61133,"structure_id":14200,"section_number":"8.01-668","catch_line":"Writ de homine abolished","url":"\/8.01-668\/","token":"8.01\/25\/3\/8.01-668","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":82446,"structure_id":14200,"section_number":"8.01-654.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/8.01-654.1\/","token":"8.01\/25\/3\/8.01-654.1","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":66705,"structure_id":14200,"section_number":"8.01-656","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/8.01-656\/","token":"8.01\/25\/3\/8.01-656","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/8.01-655\/","history_text":"<p>The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1968, chapter 359; in 1977, chapter 617.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85475,"section_number":"18.2-434","catch_line":"What deemed perjury; punishment and penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-434\/"}],"permalink":{"id":279403,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72698,"identifier":"8.01-655","token":"8.01\/25\/3\/8.01-655","url":"\/8.01-655\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-655\/","token":"8.01\/25\/3\/8.01-655","dublin_core":{"Title":"Form and contents of petition filed by prisoner","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-655","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Every <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> filed by a prisoner seeking a <span class=\"dictionary\">writ<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">habeas corpus<\/span> must be filed on the form set forth in subsection B. The failure to use such form and to comply substantially with such form shall entitle the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> to which such <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> is directed to return such <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> to the prisoner pending the use of and substantial compliance with such form. The petitioner shall be responsible for all statements contained in the <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> and any false statement contained therein, if the same be knowingly or wilfully made, shall be a ground for <span class=\"dictionary\">prosecution<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">perjury<\/span> as provided for in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"What deemed perjury; punishment and penalty\" href=\"\/18.2-434\/\">18.2-434<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-261644\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-655\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Every <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> filed by a prisoner seeking a <span class=\"dictionary\">writ<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">habeas corpus<\/span> shall be filed on a form to be approved and provided by the office of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Attorney General<\/span>, the contents of which shall be substantially as follows:\n\t\t\tIN THE&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026; <span class=\"dictionary\">COURT<\/span>\n\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\t\t\tFull name and prisonerCase No&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026;\n\t\t\tnumber (if any) of(To be supplied by\n\t\t\tPetitionerthe Clerk of the\n\t\t\t-vs-<span class=\"dictionary\">Court<\/span>)\n\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\t\t\tName and Title of Respondent\n\t\t\t<span class=\"dictionary\">PETITION<\/span> FOR <span class=\"dictionary\">WRIT<\/span> OF <span class=\"dictionary\">HABEAS CORPUS<\/span>\n\t\t\tInstructions&#8211;Read Carefully\n\t\t\tIn <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> for this <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> to receive consideration by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Court<\/span>, it must be legibly handwritten or typewritten, signed by the petitioner and verified before a notary or other officer authorized to administer <span class=\"dictionary\">oaths<\/span>. It must set forth in concise form the answers to each applicable question. If necessary, petitioner may finish his answer to a particular question on an additional page. Petitioner must make it clear to which question any such continued answer refers. The petitioner may also submit exhibits.\n\t\t\tSince every <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> for <span class=\"dictionary\">habeas corpus<\/span> must be sworn to under <span class=\"dictionary\">oath<\/span>, any false statement of a <span class=\"dictionary\">material<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">fact<\/span> therein may serve as the basis of <span class=\"dictionary\">prosecution<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span> for <span class=\"dictionary\">perjury<\/span> under &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class=\"law\" title=\"What deemed perjury; punishment and penalty\" href=\"\/18.2-434\/\">18.2-434<\/a>. Petitioners should, therefore, exercise care to assure that all answers are true and correct.\n\t\t\tWhen the <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> is completed, the original and two copies (total of\n\t\t\tthree) should be mailed to the clerk of the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>. The petitioner shall keep one copy.\n\t\t\tNOTICE\n\t\t\tThe granting of a <span class=\"dictionary\">writ<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">habeas corpus<\/span> does not entitle the petitioner to <span class=\"dictionary\">dismissal<\/span> of the charges for <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span> of which he is being detained, but may gain him no more than a new <span class=\"dictionary\">trial<\/span>.\n\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\t\t\tPlace of detention:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; <a id=\"paragraph-261645\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-655\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Criminal <span class=\"dictionary\">Trial<\/span> <a id=\"paragraph-261646\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-655\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Name and location of <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> which imposed the sentence from which you seek relief:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;..&#x2026; <a id=\"paragraph-261647\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-655\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">offenses<\/span> for which sentence was imposed (include <span class=\"dictionary\">indictment<\/span> number or numbers if known): a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; <a id=\"paragraph-261648\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-655\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> The date upon which sentence was imposed and the terms of the sentence: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; <a id=\"paragraph-261649\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-655\/#A3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Check which <span class=\"dictionary\">plea<\/span> you made and whether <span class=\"dictionary\">trial<\/span> by <span class=\"dictionary\">jury<\/span>: <span class=\"dictionary\">Plea<\/span> of guilty: &#8230;&#8230;.; <span class=\"dictionary\">Plea<\/span> of not guilty:&#8230;&#8230;.; <span class=\"dictionary\">Trial<\/span> by <span class=\"dictionary\">jury<\/span>:&#8230;&#8230;; <span class=\"dictionary\">Trial<\/span> by <span class=\"dictionary\">judge<\/span> without <span class=\"dictionary\">jury<\/span>:&#8230;&#x2026; <a id=\"paragraph-261650\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-655\/#A4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A5\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> The name and address of each attorney, if any, who represented you at your criminal <span class=\"dictionary\">trial<\/span>:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026; 6. Did you <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> the <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span>?&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026; 7. If you answered &#8220;yes&#8221; to 6, state: the result and the date in your <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> for certiorari: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; <span class=\"dictionary\">citations<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">appellate<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">opinions<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">orders<\/span>: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; <a id=\"paragraph-261651\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-655\/#A5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A8\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">8.<\/span> List the name and address of each attorney, if any, who represented you on your <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span>:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026; <a id=\"paragraph-261652\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-655\/#A8\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">Habeas Corpus<\/span> <a id=\"paragraph-261653\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-655\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B9\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">9.<\/span> Before this <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> did you file with respect to this <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span> any other <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> for <span class=\"dictionary\">habeas corpus<\/span> in either a State or federal <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>?&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026; 10. If you answered &#8220;yes&#8221; to 9, list with respect to each <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span>: the name and location of the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> in which each was filed: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; the <span class=\"dictionary\">disposition<\/span> and the date: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; the name and address of each attorney, if any, who represented you on your <span class=\"dictionary\">habeas corpus<\/span>: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; <a id=\"paragraph-261654\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-655\/#B9\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B11\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">11.<\/span> Did you <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> from the <span class=\"dictionary\">disposition<\/span> of your <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> for <span class=\"dictionary\">habeas corpus<\/span>? 12. If you answered &#8220;yes&#8221; to 11, state: the result and the date of each <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span>: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; <span class=\"dictionary\">citations<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">opinions<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">orders<\/span> on your <span class=\"dictionary\">habeas corpus<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span>: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; the name and address of each attorney, if any, who represented you on <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> of your <span class=\"dictionary\">habeas corpus<\/span>: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; <a id=\"paragraph-261655\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-655\/#B11\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Other <span class=\"dictionary\">Petitions<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">Motions<\/span> or Applications <a id=\"paragraph-261656\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-655\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C13\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">13.<\/span> List all other <span class=\"dictionary\">petitions<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">motions<\/span> or applications filed with any <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> following a <span class=\"dictionary\">final order<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span> and not set out in A or B. Include the nature of the <span class=\"dictionary\">motion<\/span>, the name and location of the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>, the result, the date, and <span class=\"dictionary\">citations<\/span> to <span class=\"dictionary\">opinions<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">orders<\/span>. Give the name and address of each attorney, if any, who represented you. a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; <a id=\"paragraph-261657\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-655\/#C13\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> Present <span class=\"dictionary\">Petition<\/span> <a id=\"paragraph-261658\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-655\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D14\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">14.<\/span> State the grounds which make your detention unlawful, including the <span class=\"dictionary\">facts<\/span> on which you intend to rely: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026; c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; 15. List each ground set forth in 14, which has been presented in any other proceeding: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; List the proceedings in which each ground was raised: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; 16. If any ground set forth in 14 has not been presented to a <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>, list each ground and the reason why it was not: a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026; c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026;\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026;\n\t\t\t\tSignature of Petitioner\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026;\n\t\t\t\tAddress of Petitioner\n\t\t\t\tSTATE OF VIRGINIA\n\t\t\t\tCITY\/COUNTY OF&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\t\t\t\tThe petitioner being first duly sworn, says: <a id=\"paragraph-261659\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-655\/#D14\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> He signed the foregoing <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-261660\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-655\/#D1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">facts<\/span> stated in the <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> are true to the best of his information and belief.\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026;\n\t\t\t\tSignature of Petitioner\n\t\t\t\tSubscribed and sworn to before me\n\t\t\t\tthis&#8230;.&#x2026; day of&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., 20&#8230;&#x2026;\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026; Notary Public\n\t\t\t\tMy commission expires:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026;\n\t\t\t\tThe <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> will not be filed without payment of <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> costs unless the petitioner is entitled to proceed <span class=\"dictionary\">in forma pauperis<\/span> and has executed the <span class=\"dictionary\">affidavit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">in forma pauperis<\/span>.\n\t\t\t\tThe petitioner who proceeds <span class=\"dictionary\">in forma pauperis<\/span> shall be furnished, without cost, certified copies of the <span class=\"dictionary\">arrest<\/span> warrants, <span class=\"dictionary\">indictment<\/span> and order of his <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span> at his criminal <span class=\"dictionary\">trial<\/span> in order to comply with the instructions of this <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span>.\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dictionary\">AFFIDAVIT<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">IN FORMA PAUPERIS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\tSTATE OF VIRGINIA\n\t\t\t\tCITY\/COUNTY OF&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\t\t\t\tThe petitioner being duly sworn, says: <a id=\"paragraph-261661\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-655\/#D2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> He is unable to pay the costs of this <span class=\"dictionary\">action<\/span> or give security therefor; 2. His <span class=\"dictionary\">assets<\/span> amount to a total of $&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026;\n\t\t\t\tSignature of Petitioner\n\t\t\t\tSubscribed and sworn to before me\n\t\t\t\tthis&#8230;.&#x2026; day of&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., 20&#8230;&#x2026;\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026; Notary Public\n\t\t\t\tMy commission expires:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026; <a id=\"paragraph-261662\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-655\/#D1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFORM AND CONTENTS OF PETITION FILED BY PRISONER (\u00a7 8.01-655)\n\nA. Every petition filed by a prisoner seeking a writ of habeas corpus must be\nfiled on the form set forth in subsection B. The failure to use such form and to\ncomply substantially with such form shall entitle the court to which such\npetition is directed to return such petition to the prisoner pending the use of\nand substantial compliance with such form. The petitioner shall be responsible\nfor all statements contained in the petition and any false statement contained\ntherein, if the same be knowingly or wilfully made, shall be a ground for\nprosecution and conviction of perjury as provided for in &#xA7; 18.2-434.\n\nB. Every petition filed by a prisoner seeking a writ of habeas corpus shall be\nfiled on a form to be approved and provided by the office of the Attorney\nGeneral, the contents of which shall be substantially as follows:\n\t\t\tIN\nTHE&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026; COURT\n\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8\n230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\t\t\tFull name and prisonerCase\nNo&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026;\n\t\t\tnumber (if any) of(To be supplied by\n\t\t\tPetitionerthe Clerk of the\n\t\t\t-vs-Court)\n\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8\n230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8\n230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\t\t\tName and Title of Respondent\n\t\t\tPETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS\n\t\t\tInstructions&#8211;Read Carefully\n\t\t\tIn order for this petition to receive consideration by the Court, it must be\nlegibly handwritten or typewritten, signed by the petitioner and verified before\na notary or other officer authorized to administer oaths. It must set forth in\nconcise form the answers to each applicable question. If necessary, petitioner\nmay finish his answer to a particular question on an additional page. Petitioner\nmust make it clear to which question any such continued answer refers. The\npetitioner may also submit exhibits.\n\t\t\tSince every petition for habeas corpus must be sworn to under oath, any false\nstatement of a material fact therein may serve as the basis of prosecution and\nconviction for perjury under &#xA7;&#xA0;18.2-434. Petitioners should,\ntherefore, exercise care to assure that all answers are true and correct.\n\t\t\tWhen the petition is completed, the original and two copies (total of\n\t\t\tthree) should be mailed to the clerk of the court. The petitioner shall keep\none copy.\n\t\t\tNOTICE\n\t\t\tThe granting of a writ of habeas corpus does not entitle the petitioner to\ndismissal of the charges for conviction of which he is being detained, but may\ngain him no more than a new trial.\n\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8\n230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\t\t\tPlace of\ndetention:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026;\n\nA. Criminal Trial\n\n   1. Name and location of court which imposed the sentence from which you seek\n   relief:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&\n   #8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#\n   8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&\n   #8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;..&#x2026;\n\n   2. The offense or offenses for which sentence was imposed (include indictment\n   number or numbers if known):\n   a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n   b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n   c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n\n   3. The date upon which sentence was imposed and the terms of the sentence:\n   a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n   b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n   c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n\n   4. Check which plea you made and whether trial by jury: Plea of guilty:\n   &#8230;&#8230;.; Plea of not guilty:&#8230;&#8230;.; Trial by\n   jury:&#8230;&#8230;; Trial by judge without jury:&#8230;&#x2026;\n\n   5. The name and address of each attorney, if any, who represented you at your\n   criminal\n   trial:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#\n   8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8\n   230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&\n   #8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#\n   8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026; 6. Did you appeal the\n   conviction?&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#82\n   30;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026; 7. If you answered &#8220;yes&#8221; to 6, state:\n   the result and the date in your appeal or petition for certiorari:\n   a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n   b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026; citations of the appellate court opinions or orders:\n   a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n   b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n\n   8. List the name and address of each attorney, if any, who represented you on\n   your\n   appeal:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&\n   #8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#\n   8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&\n   #8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n\nB. Habeas Corpus\n\n   9. Before this petition did you file with respect to this conviction any other\n   petition for habeas corpus in either a State or federal\n   court?&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026; 10. If you answered &#8220;yes&#8221; to 9, list\n   with respect to each petition: the name and location of the court in which\n   each was filed:\n   a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2\n   026;\n   b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026; the disposition and the date:\n   a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n   b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026; the name and address of each attorney, if any, who represented you on\n   your habeas corpus:\n   a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n   b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n\n   11. Did you appeal from the disposition of your petition for habeas corpus?\n   12. If you answered &#8220;yes&#8221; to 11, state: the result and the date of\n   each petition:\n   a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n   b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026; citations of court opinions or orders on your habeas corpus petition:\n   a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n   b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026; the name and address of each attorney, if any, who represented you on\n   appeal of your habeas corpus:\n   a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n   b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n\nC. Other Petitions, Motions or Applications\n\n   13. List all other petitions, motions or applications filed with any court\n   following a final order of conviction and not set out in A or B. Include the\n   nature of the motion, the name and location of the court, the result, the\n   date, and citations to opinions or orders. Give the name and address of each\n   attorney, if any, who represented you.\n   a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n   b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n   c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n\nD. Present Petition\n\n   14. State the grounds which make your detention unlawful, including the facts\n   on which you intend to rely:\n   a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n   b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230\n   ;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#x2026;\n   c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026; 15. List each ground set forth in 14, which has been presented in any\n   other proceeding:\n   a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n   b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n   c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026; List the proceedings in which each ground was raised:\n   a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n   b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n   c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026; 16. If any ground set forth in 14 has not been presented to a court,\n   list each ground and the reason why it was not:\n   a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n   b&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n   c&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\n   &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\n   &#x2026;\n   \t\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#82\n   30;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026;\n   \t\t\t\tSignature of Petitioner\n   \t\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#82\n   30;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026;\n   \t\t\t\tAddress of Petitioner\n   \t\t\t\tSTATE OF VIRGINIA\n   \t\t\t\tCITY\/COUNTY\n   OF&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230\n   ;..&#x2026;\n   \t\t\t\tThe petitioner being first duly sworn, says:\n\n   1. He signed the foregoing petition;\n\n   2. The facts stated in the petition are true to the best of his information\n   and belief.\n   \t\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#82\n   30;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026;\n   \t\t\t\tSignature of Petitioner\n   \t\t\t\tSubscribed and sworn to before me\n   \t\t\t\tthis&#8230;.&#x2026; day\n   of&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., 20&#8230;&#x2026;\n   \t\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#82\n   30;&#8230;&#x2026; Notary Public\n   \t\t\t\tMy commission\n   expires:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#x2026;\n   \t\t\t\tThe petition will not be filed without payment of court costs unless the\n   petitioner is entitled to proceed in forma pauperis and has executed the\n   affidavit in forma pauperis.\n   \t\t\t\tThe petitioner who proceeds in forma pauperis shall be furnished, without\n   cost, certified copies of the arrest warrants, indictment and order of his\n   conviction at his criminal trial in order to comply with the instructions of\n   this petition.\n   \t\t\t\tAFFIDAVIT IN FORMA PAUPERIS\n   \t\t\t\tSTATE OF VIRGINIA\n   \t\t\t\tCITY\/COUNTY\n   OF&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n   \t\t\t\tThe petitioner being duly sworn, says:\n\n   1. He is unable to pay the costs of this action or give security therefor; 2.\n   His assets amount to a total of\n   $&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#x2026;\n   \t\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#82\n   30;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026;\n   \t\t\t\tSignature of Petitioner\n   \t\t\t\tSubscribed and sworn to before me\n   \t\t\t\tthis&#8230;.&#x2026; day\n   of&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., 20&#8230;&#x2026;\n   \t\t\t\t&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#82\n   30;&#8230;&#x2026; Notary Public\n   \t\t\t\tMy commission expires:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#x2026;\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-596.1; 1968, c. 359; 1977, c. 617.","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}}