Powell v. Walden’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. ““The only plausible interpretation of the phrase ‘exclusive jurisdiction’ is that the circuit court shall be the only tribunal to conduct the trial of the case. The statute precludes the quarterly court, which under other statutes would have triable jurisdiction of misdemeanors, from trying any case under this statute. To interpret the statute as meaning the quarterly court cannot conduct the usual preliminary proceedings is to read into it something that simply is not there. Petitioner cites no pertinent authority upholding his position.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Powell v. Commonwealth