5.9 Defendant’s Presence During Jury Deliberations

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5.9 DEFENDANT'S PRESENCE DURING JURY DELIBERATIONS

Remington v. Commonwealth²⁵⁰ noted that "we have not held, and expressly decline to hold, that a defendant has a statutory right to be in a courtroom while the jury is deliberating in another room."

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Notes:

^[250]262 Va. 333, 360-61, 551 S.E.2d 620, 637 (2001).