Commonwealth v. Giles

By Judge Charles N. Dorsey

The parties are before the Court on appeals filed by both the defendant, Paul Stuart Giles, and the Commonwealth stemming from a commitment review hearing held by the Roanoke City Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court (“Juvenile Court”) on September 25, 2013.

In his appeal, Giles asks the Court to review the Juvenile Court’s September 25 order continuing his indeterminate commitment with the Department of Juvenile Justice. In turn, the Commonwealth asks the Court to void the Juvenile Court’s setting of an appeal bond at the September 25 hearing because that court…