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In re: Vauter
No. 151723Supreme Court of Virginia
151723 In re: Vauter 12/15/2016 A writ of prohibition seeking to prevent a circuit court from hearing a habeas corpus petition challenging the pre-trial detention order entered by a different circuit court pur…
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151723 In re: Vauter 12/15/2016 A writ of prohibition seeking to prevent a circuit court from hearing a habeas corpus petition ch…
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151723 In re: Vauter 12/15/2016 A writ of prohibition seeking to prevent a circuit court from hearing a habeas corpus petition challenging the pre-trial detention order entered by a different circuit court pursuant to Code § 19.2-169.3(F) is denied. Generally -- with two primary exceptions not applicable here -- any circuit court has subject-matter jurisdiction to hear a petition for a writ of habeas corpus as provided in Code § 8.01-654(A)(1). Here, the detainee's petition complains of detention under a competency finding pursuant to Code § 19.2-169.3(F), not a detention pursuant to a conviction order and, thus, Code § 8.01-654(B)(1) does not apply to create sole jurisdiction in that court…
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151723 In re: Vauter 12/15/2016 A writ of prohibition seeking to prevent a circuit court from hearing a habeas corpus petition challenging the pre-trial detention order entered by a different circuit court pursuant to Code § 19.2-169.3(F) is denied. Generally -- with two primary exceptions not applicable here -- any circuit court has subject-matter jurisdiction to hear a petition for a writ of habeas corpus as provided in Code § 8.01-654(A)(1). Here, the detainee's petition complains of detention under a competency finding pursuant to Code § 19.2-169.3(F), not a detention pursuant to a conviction order and, thus, Code § 8.01-654(B)(1) does not apply to create sole jurisdiction in that court…
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