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Statutes > Virginia > Title-19-2 > Chapter-19-2 > 19-2-327-4§ 19.2-327.4. Determination by the Supreme Court for findings of fact by thecircuit court.
If the Supreme Court determines from the petition, from any hearing on thepetition, from a review of the records of the case, including the record ofany hearing on a motion to test evidence pursuant to § 9.1-1104, or from anyresponse from the Attorney General that a resolution of the case requiresfurther development of the facts under this chapter, the court may order thecircuit court to conduct a hearing within 90 days after the order has beenissued to certify findings of fact with respect to such issues as the SupremeCourt shall direct. The record and certified findings of fact of the circuitcourt shall be filed in the Supreme Court within 30 days after the hearing isconcluded. The petitioner or his attorney of record, the attorney for theCommonwealth and the Attorney General shall be served a copy of the orderstating the specific purpose and evidence for which the hearing has beenordered.
(2001, cc. 873, 874; 2005, cc. 868, 881.)
