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Kelley v. Stamos
No. 120579Supreme Court of Virginia
120579 Kelley v. Stamos 01/10/2013 In an appeal by a general district court judge from an order by the circuit court granting a Commonwealth's Attorney's petition for a writ of mandamus compelling the general …
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120579 Kelley v. Stamos 01/10/2013 In an appeal by a general district court judge from an order by the circuit court granting a C…
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120579 Kelley v. Stamos 01/10/2013 In an appeal by a general district court judge from an order by the circuit court granting a Commonwealth's Attorney's petition for a writ of mandamus compelling the general district judge to sentence a criminal defendant on a charge of driving while intoxicated, the chief deputy Commonwealth's Attorney had standing to petition for the writ of mandamus relating to the underlying criminal prosecution. However, the general district court had jurisdiction over the subject matter and the parties, and did not go outside the scope of any statutes or exceed his authority. Thus the order disposing of the criminal case was not void ab initio, and after it became fi…
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