E.C. v. Virginia Dep't of Juvenile Justice

Present: Kinser, C.J., Lemons, Goodwyn, Millette, and McClanahan, JJ., and Carrico and Lacy, S.JJ. E.C. v. Record No. 110523 OPINION BY SENIOR JUSTICE ELIZABETH B. LACY VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF March 2, 2012 JUVENILE JUSTICE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF STAFFORD COUNTY Charles S. Sharp, Judge E.C. was released from custody while his petition for a writ of habeas corpus was pending. In this appeal we consider whether the circuit court erred in holding that because the petitioner was no longer in custody, its jurisdiction ended or, alternatively, the case was rendered moot. BACKGROUND In June 2007,…