Court of Appeals of Virginia· 12/15/1987

Peterson v. Commonwealth

Citations

363 S.E.2d 440
5 Va. App. 389
4 Va. Law Rep. 1473
1987 Va. App. LEXIS 251

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holding that double jeopardy clauses of United States and Virginia Constitutions \basically afford[] a defendant\ the same protections
stating that the double jeopardy clauses of the Federal Constitution and the Virginia Constitution “basically afford[ ] a defendant” the same three protections
stating that the double jeopardy clauses of the Federal Constitution and the Virginia Constitution \basically afford[] a defendant\ the same three protections
jeopardy attaches where there is a guilty plea when the court accepts the defendant’s plea
“In a jury trial, jeopardy attaches when the jury is empaneled and sworn.”
A “waiver of any constitutional right must be knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily made.”

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Judges: Cole

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