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2005 SESSION
056745284Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 19.2-398 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 19.2-398. When appeal by the Commonwealth allowed.
A. In a felony case a pretrial appeal from a circuit court may be taken by the Commonwealth from:
1. An order of a circuit court dismissing a warrant,
information or indictment, or any count or charge thereof on the ground that a
statute upon which it was based is unconstitutional; or
2. An order of a circuit court prohibiting the use of certain
evidence at trial on the grounds such evidence was obtained in violation of the
provisions of the Fourth, Fifth or Sixth Amendments to the Constitution of the
United States or Article I, Section 8, 10 or 11 of the Constitution of Virginia
prohibiting illegal searches and seizures and protecting rights against
self-incrimination, provided the Commonwealth certifies that the appeal is not
taken for purpose of delay and that the evidence is substantial proof of a fact
material in the proceeding.; or
3. An order of a circuit court dismissing a warrant, information or indictment or any count or charge thereof, issued by the court before jeopardy attaches.
B. A petition for appeal may be taken by the Commonwealth in a felony case from any order of release on conditions pursuant to Article 1 (§ 19.2-119 et seq.) of Chapter 9 of this title.
C. A petition for appeal may be taken by the Commonwealth in a felony case after conviction where the sentence imposed by the circuit court is contrary to mandatory sentencing or restitution terms required by statute.
D. Nothing in this chapter shall affect the Commonwealth's right to appeal in civil matters or cases involving a violation of law relating to the state revenue or appeals pursuant to § 17.1-411 or subsection C of § 19.2-317.