McGRAW, Justice:
In this original habeas corpus proceeding, before this Court pursuant to W.Va.Code § 53-4-1, we are urged to award the writ and discharge the relator from further confinement in a jail, which we have done. The underlying issue presented for determination is whether a circuit court or a juvenile referee has any statutory authority under this state's juvenile statute to incarcerate in a county jail, prior to an adjudication of delinquency, a child...
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