Va. Code § 19.2-286
Conviction of attempt or as accessory on indictment for felony; effect of general verdict of not guilty
Virginia · Code of Virginia Title 19.2 — Criminal Procedure · Status: effective
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- Va. Code § 19.2-286, Conviction of attempt or as accessory on indictment for felony; effect of general verdict of not guilty, Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-27, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1407005
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On an indictment for felony the jury may find the accused not guilty of the felony but guilty of an attempt to commit such felony, or of being an accessory thereto; and a general verdict of not guilty, upon such indictment, shall be a bar to a subsequent prosecution for an attempt to commit such felony, or of being an accessory thereto.