Century-old law gives Virginia legislator-lawyers broad power to delay court cases

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: September 14, 2026

Words: 1,549

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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More than four years after Buchanan County Supervisor Trey Adkins was charged with dozens of felonies, his case has yet to reach a jury.

Adkins was indicted in May 2022 on 82 counts stemming from allegations that included election fraud, absentee-voting violations, forgery, conspiracy and embezzlement of public property. He has maintained his innocence.

The case is now scheduled for trial Oct. 19 in Dickenson County, nearly …

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