Peyton v. French

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a preliminary hearing in the juvenile and domestic relations district court is jurisdictional
• because circuit court derived its jurisdiction through actions by juvenile court, juvenile court’s failure to follow mandatory provisions voided circuit court proceedings
• “a preliminary hearing in the juvenile court was jurisdictional and not procedural”
• construing former Code §§ 16.1-166, 16.1-167, and 16.1-172 4
• construing former Code §§ 16.1-166, 16.1-167, and 16.1-172

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