Virginia Code
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-209 (2026)
Presence of counsel for a witness
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Any witness appearing before a special grand jury shall have the right to have counsel of his own procurement present when he testifies. Such counsel shall have the right to consult with and advise the witness during his examination, but shall not have the right to conduct an examination of his own of the witness.
1975, c. 495.
Notes of Decisions
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case, 1988–1988 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Edwards, 370 S.E.2d 296 (Va. 1988).
Commonwealth v. Edwards, 370 S.E.2d 296 (Va. 1988). “Code § 19.2-209. A witness before a multi-jurisdictional grand jury is entitled to the "presence of counsel" in the grand jury room, but such counsel "may not participate in the proceedings.”
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