OPINION BY Justice LEMONS.
In this appeal, we consider whether, under Code § 16.1-271, the juvenile and domestic relations district court lacks jurisdiction over a juvenile who has previously been certified to the circuit court and indicted by a grand jury as an adult on charges that later are nolle prosequied.
I. Facts and Proceedings Below
Herman Openzo Cook ("Cook") was tried and convicted in the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond...
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