Not more than the maximum number of witnesses provided for herein shall be paid out of the state treasury in criminal cases.

Terms Used In Virginia Code 17.1-617

  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

The maximum number that may be (i) caused to be summoned by an attorney for the Commonwealth in any one case to go before a grand jury — five; (ii) used before a court not of record in the trial of any criminal case — five; and (iii) caused to be summoned by an attorney for the Commonwealth for the trial of any criminal case — ten.

Nothing herein shall be construed to limit (i) the number of witnesses that may be authorized by any court or the judge thereof to be used when the necessity for additional witnesses appears to the court or judge and the consent of the court or judge is first obtained or (ii) the number of witnesses that a grand jury may of its own motion summon.

Code 1950, § 14-192; 1964, c. 386, § 14.1-195; 1998, c. 872.

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