Sigman v. Whyte

Neely, Chief Justice:

In this original habeas corpus we are asked to examine the procedure for appellate review of probation revo cation hearings. Randal Eugene Sigman pled guilty to unarmed robbery in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County in 1976. He received a five to eighteen year sentence which was suspended and he was placed on five years probation on 15 September 1976. On 22 October 1978 relator was involved in an automobile accident and was charged with violating his probation by intentionally defacing personal property, possessing controlled substances, and assaulting an individual.

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