Assembly approves Rules of Evidence 
By Peter Vieth
Published: March 14, 2012
Tags: General Assembly, Rules of Evidence, Virginia Bar Association
After what one sponsor termed a “roller coaster” ride in the final days of the session, the 2012 General Assembly approved the creation of a unified set of evidence rules for Virginia courts.
Approval of an official Rules of Evidence for Virginia follows about 18 years of discussion and planning. Enactment of the evidence rules leaves [...]
Evidence rules pass Senate, stall in House
By Deborah Elkins
Published: February 7, 2012
Tags: General Assembly, Rules of Evidence
Legislation to adopt Rules of Evidence for Virginia passed the full Senate Feb. 6 and was pending in the House Courts of Justice committee at week’s end after stalling briefly in the House evidence subcommittee. The subcommittee retooled the measure to firm up legislative control of the process for changing the rules over time, then [...]
Bill planned to adopt Rules of Evidence
By Deborah Elkins
Published: December 6, 2011
Tags: General Assembly, Rules of Evidence
The Virginia Code Commission is moving forward with adoption of the Virginia Rules of Evidence, and they’re prepared to call in reinforcements to make their case to members of the General Assembly.
On Dec. 5, the commission voted unanimously to support legislation to adopt the Rules of Evidence in the 2012 General Assembly. Sen. John [...]
Kinser: Don’t tinker with Rules of Evidence
By Peter Vieth
Published: October 12, 2011
Tags: Bar Associations, General Assembly, Justice Cynthia D. Kinser, Rules of Evidence, Supreme Court of Virginia News
ROANOKE–Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Cynthia D. Kinser urged the General Assembly to vote thumbs-up or down on the court’s newly endorsed Rules of Evidence without any tweaking of individual rules.
The court presented the rules to the Virginia Code Commission earlier this month, and in remarks to the Roanoke Bar Association Tuesday, Kinser said the [...]
Virginia high court resurrects Rules of Evidence
By Deborah Elkins
Published: October 4, 2011
Tags: General Assembly, Justice Cynthia D. Kinser, Rules of Evidence, Supreme Court of Virginia
Virginia’s code of evidence emerged from the shadows and came blinking into the sunlight yesterday.
The Supreme Court of Virginia has approved “Virginia Rules of Evidence,” clearing the way for enactment of a state code of evidence during the 2012 legislative session.
High court opposition has stymied adoption of official Rules of Evidence in Virginia for nearly [...]
The long and winding road
By Deborah Elkins
Published: October 4, 2011
Tags: Rules of Evidence, Supreme Court of Virginia News
A few states began to adopt codes of evidence in the 1940s and 1950s, based on a Model Code of Evidence, according to University of Virginia law professor Kent Sinclair. After the U.S. Congress enacted a federal code of evidence, the pace quickened for states adopting their own codes, which often are organized along the [...]
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