Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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HB2569: Tolling of speedy trial statute; law already in place during pendency by State is extended.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 19.2-409 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 19.2-409. Exclusion of pretrial appeal period from time within which accused must be tried; reconsideration of issues after conviction.
This section applies only to pretrial appeals. The provisions
of § 19.2-243 shall not apply to the period of time commencing when the Commonwealth's
notice of pretrial appeal is filed pursuant to this chapter and ending when
60 days after the Court of Appeals or
Supreme Court issues its mandate disposing of the pretrial appeal. Such
finality of the Court of Appeals' decision shall not preclude a defendant, if
he is convicted, from requesting the Court of Appeals or Supreme Court on
direct appeal to reconsider an issue which was the subject of the pretrial
appeal.
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