{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-283","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-283","heading":"How accused may be convicted of felony","body":"No person shall be convicted of felony, unless by his confession of guilt in court, or by his plea, or by the verdict of a jury, accepted and recorded by the court, or by judgment of the court trying the case without a jury according to law.Code 1950, § 19.1-248; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 17. CONVICTIONS; EFFECT THEREOF","Article 1. PROOF AND VERDICTS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-283/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"c95a22fa392c5787dbc2ea730d6f6a46e69d8097d47dc75b09d121f03dc37378","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-282","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-284"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}