Jurisdiction for trial of prisoners; nature of proceedings

Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-205
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Subject to the provisions of §§ 53.1-203 and 53.1-204 , the jurisdiction, proceedings, trial and judgment in a criminal proceeding against a person confined in a state correctional facility shall be as is provided for in other cases of criminal prosecution. Code 1950, §§ 53-295, 53-300; 1966, c. 430; 1970, c. 593; 1973, c. 59; 1982, c. 636.
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