Austin v. Commonwealth

Present: Hassell, C.J., Lacy, Keenan, Koontz, Lemons and Agee, JJ., and Russell, S.J. DIANA MARIE AUSTIN PER CURIAM v. Record No. 040470 November 5, 2004 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA In this case, we granted the petition for appeal of Diana Marie Austin, a juvenile, to consider whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the Circuit Court of Franklin County, the trial court, had original jurisdiction over Austin’s juvenile parole revocation proceeding. The procedural history and pertinent facts regarding the revocation of Austin’s parole are not…