Legal Opinion
In Re Greg H.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 11, 2000No. 27769PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
This case presents the straightforward issue of whether a magistrate, sitting as juvenile referee, may order that a juvenile undergo an improvement period pursuant to W. Va.Code § 49-5-9(b) (1998). For the reasons set forth below, we determine that a circuit court judge is the only judicial officer authorized to take such action.
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BACKGROUND
The appellant, Greg H., 1 was allegedly involved in an altercation at Princeton High School on March 10,1999, which resulted in a petition of delinquency later being filed in the Circuit Court of Mercer County. A preliminary hearing was held on April 19,…
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