Legal Opinion

Austin v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided December 23, 2003No. 1311023PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FELTON, Judge.

Diana Marie Austin, a juvenile, appeals an order entered by the Circuit Court of Franklin County revoking her parole. She asserts that the court lacked jurisdiction to enter the order, arguing that Franklin County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court alone had jurisdiction to adjudicate whether she violated her parole. We disagree and affirm the judgment of the circuit court.

BACKGROUND

On January 10, 2000, the Franklin County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court found Austin guilty of three charges of violation of probation and two charges of auto larceny. It…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ZamaniSupreme Court of Virginia · 1998
  2. Peyton v. FrenchSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966
  3. Addison v. SalyerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1946
  4. Walker v. Department of Public WelfareSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
  5. Mahoney v. MahoneyCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2000

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Askew v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2006
  2. Rivas v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2008
  3. Robert Lee Jones v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2017
  4. Austin v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2004
  5. Austin v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2004

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