How accused may be convicted of felony

Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-283
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No person shall be convicted of felony, unless by his confession of guilt in court, or by his plea, or by the verdict of a jury, accepted and recorded by the court, or by judgment of the court trying the case without a jury according to law. Code 1950, § 19.1-248; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.
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