{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-286","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-286","heading":"Conviction of attempt or as accessory on indictment for felony; effect of general verdict of not guilty","body":"On an indictment for felony the jury may find the accused not guilty of the felony but guilty of an attempt to commit such felony, or of being an accessory thereto; and a general verdict of not guilty, upon such indictment, shall be a bar to a subsequent prosecution for an attempt to commit such felony, or of being an accessory thereto.Code 1950, § 19.1-254; 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/19.2-286/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"dd3b87416dcae793ecedf634bdbf83a1ff5063902ee1d62bbc36769bcb49ea22","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-285","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-287"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}