No person shall be convicted of felony, unless by his confession of guilt in court, or by his plea, or by the verdict of a jury, accepted and recorded by the court, or by judgment of the court trying the case without a jury according to law.
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-283
How accused may be convicted of felony
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Daher v. State (1991)
Most recently applied in Daher v. State (June 1991)
Code 1950, § 19.1-248; 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.