{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-16.1-136","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 16.1-136","heading":"How appeal tried","body":"Any appeal taken under the provisions of this chapter shall be heard de novo in the appellate court and shall be tried without formal pleadings in writing; and, except in the case of an appeal from any order or judgment of a court not of record forfeiting any recognizance or revoking any suspension of sentence, the accused shall be entitled to trial by a jury in the same manner as if he had been indicted for the offense in the circuit court.1956, c. 555.","path":["Title 16.1. COURTS NOT OF RECORD","Chapter 7. JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS","Article 2. PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/16.1-136/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:24Z","sha256":"d82180e63b5c48234d4a9a81e9eccabe6160ff91cc1cf6dfae4933c793c25d3f","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-16.1-135","next":"us-va/va.-code-16.1-137"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}