19.2-283 - How accused may be convicted of felony.

§ 19.2-283. How accused may be convicted of felony.

No person shall be convicted of felony, unless by his confession of guilt incourt, or by his plea, or by the verdict of a jury, accepted and recorded bythe court, or by judgment of the court trying the case without a juryaccording to law.

(Code 1950, § 19.1-248; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.)