Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-177 (2026)

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Repealed by Acts 1988, cc. 787, 873.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1980–1986 · leading case: Spruill v. Commonwealth, 271 S.E.2d 419 (Va. 1980).

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Spruill v. Commonwealth, 271 S.E.2d 419 (Va. 1980). · cites it 6× “The physician’s guidance had been sought upon whether defendant should be adjudged sane and receive treatment according to the procedure set forth in Code § 19.2-177, *485 supra, or whether defendant should be found mentally incompetent and confined for treatment under Code § 19.”

Ford v. Wainwright, 477 U.S. 399 (1986). · cites it 2× “01 (1979); Va. Code § 19.2-177 (1983). The remaining four States having a death penalty have no specific procedure governing insanity, but have not repudiated the common-law rule.”

Ford ex rel. Ford v. Wainwright, 752 F.2d 526 (11th Cir. 1985). “1983); Va. Code § 19.2-177 (1983). Except in cases involving a woman supposedly pregnant, only the governor can reprieve a death sentence in Idaho.”

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