{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-262.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-262.1","heading":"Joinder of defendants","body":"On motion of the Commonwealth, for good cause shown, the court shall order persons charged with participating in contemporaneous and related acts or occurrences or in a series of acts or occurrences constituting an offense or offenses, to be tried jointly unless such joint trial would constitute prejudice to a defendant. If the court finds that a joint trial would constitute prejudice to a defendant, the court shall order severance as to that defendant or provide such other relief justice requires.1993, cc. 462, 489; 1997, c. 518.","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/19.2-262.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"d2d6d1199818c0467f2e6f6ddda95d3a50fda15dafab21b83db647ac863d24ee","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-262.01","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-263"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}