Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-643 (2026)

Trial; verdict; judgment; costs; attorney's fee

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Unless the defendant shall ask for a trial by jury, the court shall hear the same. If the case is tried by jury and the defendant is found guilty as to only a part of the charges, the verdict shall be guilty as to such part and shall particularly specify the same. As to the residue of such charges, the verdict shall be not guilty.

If the defendant appears and is found guilty the court shall give such judgment as is appropriate and authorized by law and for costs incurred in the prosecution of the information, including a reasonable attorney's fee to be prescribed by the court.

Code 1950, § 8-865; 1977, c. 617.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2022 · leading case: REVI, LLC v. Chicago Title Ins. Co., 776 S.E.2d 808 (Va. 2015).

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REVI, LLC v. Chicago Title Ins. Co., 776 S.E.2d 808 (Va. 2015). · cites it 4× “01-430 (providing for the court to set aside jury verdict and decide case on the merits that is contrary to the evidence or without evidence to support it); Code § 8.01-643 (“Unless the defendant shall ask for a trial by jury, the court shall hear the same.”

Arastoo Yazdani v. Soraya Sazegar (Va. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “Ignoring the relevant domestic relations statutes and caselaw, he cites instead to Code § 8.01-643 involving writs of quo warranto.”

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