Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Dowdy v. Robinson

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided June 5, 1979No. 14421PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Neely, Justice:

In this original proceeding, the petitioner, Alan Gary Dowdy, seeks to prohibit the respondent judge of the Circuit Court of Cabell County from trying him on the grounds of double jeopardy. On 13 July 1978 the petitioner was tried on Indictment No. 78-C-50 which provided:... Alan Gary Dowdy on the_day of March 1978, in the said County of Cabell, did unlawfully *155feloniously break and enter a certain building not then and there being a dwelling or outhouse adjoining thereto or occupied therewith located at 220 22nd Street, Huntington, in Cabell County, West Virginia, and used as a…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. State v. GoodnightWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Hinkle v. BlackWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
  3. State Ex Rel. Watson v. FergusonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
  4. State v. MillerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1985
  5. State v. FlintWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983

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