The circuit courts, except where otherwise provided, shall have exclusive original jurisdiction for the trial of all presentments, indictments and informations for offenses committed within their respective circuits.
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-239
Jurisdiction in criminal cases
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 13 Va. App. 622 - Curtis v. Commonwealth (1992)
Most recently applied in Boston Correll v. Herring (July 2016)
Code 1950, § 19.1-187; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.