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COM. v. BROWN

Record No. 991079.

529 S.E.2d 96 (2000)

COMMONWEALTH of Virginia, ex rel. VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS v. Demetrious Eric BROWN, a/k/a, etc.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 21, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela A. Sargent, Assistant Attorney General (Mark L. Earley, Attorney General, on briefs), for appellant.

Pro se.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., LACY, HASSELL, KEENAN, KOONTZ, and KINSER, JJ., and POFF, Senior Justice.

KOONTZ Justice.

In this appeal, we consider whether general district courts have the statutory authority to issue transportation orders for prisoners confined within a state correctional facility in order that they may appear in civil proceedings.

BACKGROUND

On July 23, 1996, Demetrious Eric Brown, a prisoner confined at the Buckingham Correctional Center, purchased a television at the prison commissary from Thomson Consumer Electronics (Thomson...

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