Young v. Commonwealth

*886Russell S. Young, Jr. (defendant), who waived trial by jury, was convicted by the trial court of rape, abduction and assault and battery. The court imposed sentences totaling eight years in the penitentiary and 12 months in jail, with the jail sentence to run concurrently with the penitentiary sentence.

This appeal presents a narrow issue. Prior to defendant’s preliminary hearing before the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court of the City of Alexandria, his counsel was advised by the clerk of that court that defendant’s preliminary hearing would be recorded by electronic recording…