Miscellaneous Provisions

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This is Article 5 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Miscellaneous Provisions.” It is part of Chapter 15 “Trial and Its Incidents”, which is part of Title 19.2 “Criminal Procedure”.

It’s comprised of the following 13 sections.

§ 19.2-265	Opening statement of counsel
§ 19.2-265.01	Victims, certain members of the family and support persons not to be excluded
§ 19.2-265.1	Exclusion of witnesses (Subsection (a) of Supreme Court Rule 2:615 derived in part from this section and subsection (c) of Supreme Court Rule 2:615 derived from this section)
§ 19.2-265.2	Judicial notice of laws (Supreme Court Rule 2:202 derived in part from this section)
§ 19.2-265.3	Nolle prosequi; discretion of court upon good cause shown
§ 19.2-265.4	Failure to provide discovery
§ 19.2-265.5	Prosecuting misdemeanor cases without attorney
§ 19.2-265.6	Dismissal of criminal charges on Commonwealth's motion; effect of dismissal of criminal charges
§ 19.2-266	Exclusion of persons from trial; photographs and broadcasting permitted under designated guidelines; exceptions
§ 19.2-266.1	Conviction of lesser offense on indictment for homicide
§ 19.2-266.2	Defense objections to be raised before trial; hearing; bill of particulars
§ 19.2-266.3	Continuances; appearances of parties
§ 19.2-266.4	Expert assistance for indigent defendants