Commonwealth v. Stewart

By Judge Joseph A. Leafe

• This matter comes before the Court on Defendant Royale Stewart’s Motion to Set Aside His Conviction for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction. On or about February 24,1995, Royale Stewart was charged with four counts including one count of capital murder, one count of attempted robbery, one count of use of a firearm in the commission of capital murder, and one count of use of a firearm in the commission of attempted robbery. Defendant was a juvenile at the time of the offense. He was later transferred to the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk where he was indicted.…