{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-261","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-261","heading":"Charging grand jury in presence of person selected as juror","body":"The court shall not charge the grand jury in the presence of any person selected as a juror to try any person indicted by the said grand jury. A violation of this provision shall constitute reversible error in any criminal case tried by a jury composed of one or more such veniremen.Code 1950, § 8-208.20; 1973, c. 439; 1975, c. 495.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 15. TRIAL AND ITS INCIDENTS","Article 4. TRIAL BY JURY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-261/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"acc504c726ca49d4c270cf4a5ef25274f2edb097108733c296a705fd6c59ee13","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-260","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-262"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}