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MANNS v. KOONTZ

No. 71-1458.

451 F.2d 1344 (1971)

Spencer MANNS, Jr., Appellant, v. The Honorable Lawrence L. KOONTZ et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided November 30, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles S. Ralston, New York City (Jack Greenberg, Jonathan Shapiro, and R. Sylvia Drew, New York City, and Ralph W. Buxton, Legal Aid Society, Roanoke, Va., on brief), for appellant.

James E. Kulp, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Va., on brief, for appellees.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, BOREMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and BUTZNER, Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM:

The appellant, an adult, was indicted in Roanoke, Virginia for six misdemeanors, each involving a juvenile. Under Virginia law the local juvenile and domestic relations courts have exclusive original jurisdiction to prosecute and punish all persons charged with any offense against a child except murder and manslaughter. Va.Code Ann. § 16.1-158(7) (Repl.Vol.1960). Trial in these non-record courts is before the judge sitting without a jury. After conviction...

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