Friday, August 29, 2008
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HB1901: Preliminary hearing; required for person accused of a felony.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 19.2-218 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 19.2-218. Preliminary hearing required for person arrested on charge of felony; waiver.
No person who is arrested on a charge of felony or indicted by a grand jury on a charge of a felony prior to arrest shall be denied a preliminary hearing upon the question of whether there is reasonable ground to believe that he committed the offense and no indictment shall be returned in a court of record against any such person prior to such hearing unless such hearing is waived in writing by the accused.
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