Legal Opinion
State v. Thomas
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided March 19, 1974No. 13358PublishedCited by 400 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Haden, Justice:
On a trial record virtually barren of objection, Frankie Lewis Thomas, an indigent, was convicted of the crime of breaking and entering in a jury trial conducted by the Intermediate Court of Mercer County, West Virginia. He was sentenced to an indeterminate term in the penitentiary for a period of one to ten years, with a further recommendation from the court that he serve a minimum of five years. He appeals from a final order of the Circuit Court of Mercer County, denying his petition for appeal from the intermediate court of that county.
Thomas’ recently appointed appellate…
2Cases cited81 opinions
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3Cited by400 opinions
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