SER Carl L. Harris, Prosecuting Attorney v. Hon. John W. Hatcher, Judge

*601LOUGHRY, Justice.

The petitioner Carl L. Harris, Prosecuting Attorney for Fayette County, West Virginia (hereinafter the “petitioner” or- the “State”), invokes this Court’s original jurisdiction1 and seeks a writ of prohibition to prevent the Circuit Court of Fayette .County from enforcing its November 12, 2013, order through which it dismissed six counts of an indictment returned against the respondent (defendant below), Steven R. Malay, Sr. (hereinafter “Mr. Malay”). Each of the dismissed counts charged Mr. Malay with sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, custodian, or person in a position of…