What jurisdiction does the VA Supreme Court have?

original jurisdiction
The Supreme Court shall, by virtue of this Constitution, have original jurisdiction in cases of habeas corpus, mandamus, and prohibition; to consider claims of actual innocence presented by convicted felons in such cases and in such manner as may be provided by the General Assembly; in matters of judicial censure.

What type of cases Cannot be reviewed by the Supreme Court of Virginia?

For the most part, traffic, misdemeanor, domestic cases, and review of agency decisions decided by the Court of Appeals are final decisions and cannot be appealed to the Supreme Court.

What are the duties of the Virginia Supreme Court?

Although the Supreme Court of Virginia possesses both original and appellate jurisdiction, its primary function is to review decisions of lower courts.

What is Supreme Court rule?

Typically, the Court hears cases that have been decided in either an appropriate U.S. Court of Appeals or the highest Court in a given state (if the state court decided a Constitutional issue). The Supreme Court has its own set of rules. According to these rules, four of the nine Justices must vote to accept a case.

What are the rules of evidence in Virginia?

General Provisions

What is the best evidence rule in Virginia?

In Virginia, the best evidence rule provides that “where the contents of a writing are desired to be proved, the writing [the primary evidence] itself must be produced or its absence sufficiently accounted for before other evidence of its contents can be admitted.” Randolph v. Commonwealth , 145 Va.

What are appellate decisions?

The appellate process is the means through which a court’s decision is challenged and reviewed. The specifics of what is required to launch an appeal, succeed, and obtain a new judgment vary widely from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, even within one country.