VA · rules
Va. Sup. Ct. R. 3A:10
Trial Together of More Than One Accused or More Than One Offense
(a) More Than One Accused - Joinder of Defendants. — On motion of the
Commonwealth, for good cause shown, the court should order persons charged with
participating in contemporaneous and related acts or occurrences or in a series of acts or
occurrences constituting an offense or offenses to be tried jointly unless such joint trial
would constitute prejudice to a defendant.
(b) More Than One Accused - Severance of Defendants. — If the court finds that a
joint trial would constitute prejudice to a defendant, the court must order severance as to
that defendant or provide such other relief as justice requires.
(c) An Accused Charged With More Than One Offense. — The court may direct
that an accused be tried at one time for all offenses then pending against him, if justice
does not require separate trials and (i) the offenses meet the requirements of Rule 3A:6
(b) or (ii) the accused and the Commonwealth's attorney consent thereto.
History
Last amended by Order dated November 23, 2020; effective March 1, 2021.
Provenance
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- www.vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-15
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