The Supreme Court of Virginia has stated that '"This Court has repeatedly held that the effect of an appeal to circuit court is to "annul the judgment of the inferior tribunal as completely as if there had been no previous trial.
ðə suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt ʌv vɜːdʒˈɪniə hɐz stˈeɪɾᵻd ðˈæt"ðɪs kˈoːɹt hɐz ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻdli hˈɛld ðætðɪ ɪfˈɛkt əvən ɐpˈiːl tə sˈɜːkɪt kˈoːɹt ɪz tuː "ɐnˈʌl ðə dʒˈʌdʒmənt ʌvðɪ ɪnfˈɪɹiɚ tɹaɪbjˈuːnəl æz kəmplˈiːtli æz ɪf ðɛɹ hɐdbɪn nˈoʊ pɹˈiːviəs tɹˈaɪəl.