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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>61862</law_id><section_number>17.1-411</section_number><catch_line>Review by the Supreme Court</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>17.1-410</reference><reference>17.1-412</reference><reference>19.2-327.10</reference><reference>19.2-398</reference><reference>8.01-670</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="17.1">Courts of Record</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="4">The Court of Appeals</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Except where the decision of the <span class="dictionary">Court</span> of <span class="dictionary">Appeals</span> is made final under &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Disposition of appeals; finality of decisions" href="/17.1-410/">17.1-410</a> or &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Finality of decision of the Court of Appeals in pretrial appeals" href="/19.2-408/">19.2-408</a>, any <span class="dictionary">party</span> aggrieved by a final decision of the <span class="dictionary">Court</span> of <span class="dictionary">Appeals</span>, including the Commonwealth, may <span class="dictionary">petition</span> the Supreme <span class="dictionary">Court</span> for an <span class="dictionary">appeal</span>. The Commonwealth, or any county, city, or town, may also <span class="dictionary">petition</span> the Supreme <span class="dictionary">Court</span> for review pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="When writ of error lies in criminal case for accused; when for Commonwealth; when for county, city or town" href="/19.2-317/">19.2-317</a>. The granting of such <span class="dictionary">petitions</span> shall be in the discretion of the Supreme <span class="dictionary">Court</span>.</p></section></text><history>1983, c. 413, &#xA7; 17-116.08; 1997, c. 358; 1998, c. 872.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
