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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-327.10 Issuance of writ of actual innocence based on nonbiological evidence
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule of court, upon a petition of a person who was convicted of a felony, or the petition of a person who was adjudicated delinquent by a circuit court of an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult, the Court of Appeal…
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-327.10:1 Petition for writ of actual innocence joined by Attorney General; release of prisoner; bond hearing
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The Attorney General may join in a petition for a writ of actual innocence made pursuant to § 19.2-327.10 after providing written notice of such intent to the local attorney for the Commonwealth in the jurisdiction of conviction or adjudication of delinquency. When such petition …
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-327.11 Contents and form of the petition based on previously unknown or unavailable evidence of actual innocence
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A. The petitioner shall allege categorically and with specificity, under oath, all of the following: (i) the crime for which the petitioner was convicted or the offense for which the petitioner was adjudicated delinquent; (ii) that the petitioner is actually innocent of the crime…
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-327.12 Determination by Court of Appeals for findings of fact by the circuit court
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If the Court of Appeals determines from the petition, from any hearing on the petition, from a review of the records of the case, or from any response from the Attorney General that a resolution of the case requires further development of the facts, the court may order the circui…