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R Virginia House · District 29

Rep. Christopher E. Collins

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Attendance
100%
of floor votes
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98%
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Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
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Sponsored
175
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Lower than 95% of chamber peers
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Primary HB 1545
Signed into law · Virginia House · Lead sponsor
Criminal cases; delayed appeals, assignments of errors dismissed in part.

Provides that an appellant may file a motion for leave to pursue a delayed appeal in a criminal case in the Court of Appeals of Virginia when the appeal was dismissed, in whole or in part, for a failure to (i) initiate the appeal; (ii) adhere to proper form, procedures, or time limits in the perfection of the appeal; or (iii) file the indispensable transcript or written statement of facts, even if other parts of the appeal were refused on the merits. Under current law, an appellant may not pursue a delayed appeal in such a case if part of the appeal was refused on the merits. The bill also provides that an appellant may file a motion for leave to pursue a delayed appeal in a criminal case that is appealed to the Supreme Court of Virginia from the Court of Appeals of Virginia for those assignments of error that were dismissed because they did not adhere to a proper form, even if other assignments of error were refused on the merits. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Judicial Council of Virginia. This bill is identical to

Signed into law Feb 20, 2017 0 co-sponsors
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