State of West Virginia v. Alan Lane Hicks

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS State of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent FILED January 13, 2020 vs) No. 19-0123 (Putnam County 86-F-59 and 88-F-2) EDYTHE NASH GAISER, CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA Alan Lane Hicks, Defendant Below, Petitioner MEMORANDUM DECISION Petitioner Alan Lane Hicks, pro se, appeals the Circuit Court of Putnam County’s January 18, 2019, order denying his Rule 35 motion for reduction of sentence. Respondent the State of West Virginia, by counsel Benjamin F. Yancey, III, submitted a summary response to which petitioner submitted…