Arraignment; Pleas; Trial Without Jury

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This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Arraignment; Pleas; Trial Without Jury.” It is part of Chapter 15 “Trial and Its Incidents”, which is part of Title 19.2 “Criminal Procedure”. It contains 9 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 9 sections.

§ 19.2-254	Arraignment; pleas; when court may refuse to accept plea; rejection of plea agreement; recusal
§ 19.2-254.1	Procedure in traffic infraction cases
§ 19.2-254.2	Procedure in nontraffic offenses for which prepayment is authorized
§ 19.2-255	Defendant allowed to plead several matters of law or fact
§ 19.2-256	Approvers
§ 19.2-257	Trial without jury in felony cases
§ 19.2-258	Trial of misdemeanors by court without jury; failure to appear deemed waiver of jury
§ 19.2-258.1	Trial of traffic infractions; measure of proof; failure to appear
§ 19.2-259	On trial for felony, accused to be present; when court may enter plea for him, and trial go on