Legal Opinion
State of West Virginia v. Shawn Thomas Riggleman
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided April 6, 2017No. 16-0012PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WORKMAN, Justice:
Petitioner Shawn Thomas Riggleman, who was indicted on a felony charge of possession of child pornography in violation of West Virginia Code § 61-8C-3 (2014), was found not competent to stand trial. The question presented in this appeal is whether the crime Petitioner is charged with “involve [s] an act of violence against a person” within the meaning of West Virginia Code § 27-6A-3(h) (2013), so that he would remain under the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of Preston County until the expiration of the maximum sentence. The circuit court answered that question in the…
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