Jones v. Commonwealth

Citations

• 86 Va. 661
• 10 S.E. 1005
• 1890 Va. LEXIS 28

Syllabus

<p>1. Criminal Proceedings—Remedial laws.—Every state may control the remedies furnished in her courts, and may at any time change the forms of procedure therein, and the laws in force in that respect at time of trial must previal.</p> <p>2. Idem—Preliminary examinations.—By the law in force before May 1,1888, accused, when indicted, was required to be sent before a justice for examination. By sec. 4003 of Code 1887, that requirement is omitted, and accused, indicted since then, need not have such preliminary exam- ' ination, though the offense was committed before then.</p>