After a finding of guilty, sentence shall be pronounced, or decision tosuspend the imposition of sentence shall be announced, without unreasonabledelay. Pending pronouncement, the court may commit the accused to jail or maycontinue or alter the bail except that in those cases where the accused isconvicted of a murder in the first degree, the court shall commit him to jailand he shall not be allowed bail pending the pronouncement of sentence.Before pronouncing the sentence, the court shall inquire of the accused if hedesires to make a statement and if he desires to advance any reason whyjudgment should not be pronounced against him.
Whenever any person willfully and knowingly fails to surrender or submit tothe custody of a sheriff as ordered by a court, any law-enforcement officer,with or without a warrant, may arrest such person anywhere in theCommonwealth. If the arrest is made in the county or city in which the personwas ordered to surrender, or in an adjoining county or city, the officer mayforthwith return the accused before the proper court. If the arrest is madebeyond the foregoing limits, the officer shall proceed according to theprovisions of § 19.2-76, and if such arrest is made without a warrant, theofficer shall procure a warrant from the magistrate serving the county orcity wherein the arrest was made, charging the accused with contempt of court.
After a finding of guilty, sentence shall be pronounced, or decision tosuspend the imposition of sentence shall be announced, without unreasonabledelay. Pending pronouncement, the court may commit the accused to jail or maycontinue or alter the bail except that in those cases where the accused isconvicted of a murder in the first degree, the court shall commit him to jailand he shall not be allowed bail pending the pronouncement of sentence.Before pronouncing the sentence, the court shall inquire of the accused if hedesires to make a statement and if he desires to advance any reason whyjudgment should not be pronounced against him.
Whenever any person willfully and knowingly fails to surrender or submit tothe custody of a sheriff as ordered by a court, any law-enforcement officer,with or without a warrant, may arrest such person anywhere in theCommonwealth. If the arrest is made in the county or city in which the personwas ordered to surrender, or in an adjoining county or city, the officer mayforthwith return the accused before the proper court. If the arrest is madebeyond the foregoing limits, the officer shall proceed according to theprovisions of § 19.2-76, and if such arrest is made without a warrant, theofficer shall procure a warrant from the magistrate serving the county orcity wherein the arrest was made, charging the accused with contempt of court.
After a finding of guilty, sentence shall be pronounced, or decision tosuspend the imposition of sentence shall be announced, without unreasonabledelay. Pending pronouncement, the court may commit the accused to jail or maycontinue or alter the bail except that in those cases where the accused isconvicted of a murder in the first degree, the court shall commit him to jailand he shall not be allowed bail pending the pronouncement of sentence.Before pronouncing the sentence, the court shall inquire of the accused if hedesires to make a statement and if he desires to advance any reason whyjudgment should not be pronounced against him.
Whenever any person willfully and knowingly fails to surrender or submit tothe custody of a sheriff as ordered by a court, any law-enforcement officer,with or without a warrant, may arrest such person anywhere in theCommonwealth. If the arrest is made in the county or city in which the personwas ordered to surrender, or in an adjoining county or city, the officer mayforthwith return the accused before the proper court. If the arrest is madebeyond the foregoing limits, the officer shall proceed according to theprovisions of § 19.2-76, and if such arrest is made without a warrant, theofficer shall procure a warrant from the magistrate serving the county orcity wherein the arrest was made, charging the accused with contempt of court.
