{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-169.4","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-169.4","heading":"Litigating certain issues when the defendant is incompetent","body":"A finding of incompetency does not preclude the adjudication, at any time before trial, of a motion objecting to the sufficiency of the indictment, nor does it preclude the adjudication of similar legal objections which, in the court's opinion, may be undertaken without the personal participation of the defendant.1982, c. 653.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 11. PROCEEDINGS ON QUESTION OF INSANITY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-169.4/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"5fec4352deaa79456eb2516b5dcfa465b8978a7130899767d0141ca50d8031ec","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-169.3-1","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-169.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}