2006 Code of Virginia § 46.2-385 - Prosecuting attorneys to appear in certain cases
46.2-385. Prosecuting attorneys to appear in certain cases.
If requested by the judge trying the case, attorneys for the Commonwealth andall city and town attorneys whose general duties include the prosecution ofoffenses which are reportable by the courts to the Department under 46.2-383, shall appear on behalf of the Commonwealth or the locality in anycontested criminal case wherein a resulting conviction is required to bereported to the Department under 46.2-383.
The failure of the attorney to appear shall, in no case, affect the validityof any conviction.
(1968, c. 640, 46.1-413.2; 1989, c. 727.)
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