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Code of Virginia · § 19.2-239 — Jurisdiction in criminal cases

19.2-239. Jurisdiction in criminal cases

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.

History and annotations

Code 1950, § 19.1-187; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.

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