Matter of Willis Alvin M.

This juvenile proceeding is before this Court 1 upon appeal from the final order of the Circuit Court of Preston County, West Virginia, entered on May 2, 1995. As reflected in the order, the appellant, Willis Alvin M., was found guilty by a jury of several criminal offenses, and the circuit court found no less restrictive alternative than placement of the appellant at the Industrial Home for Youth in Harrison County, West Virginia, with a recommendation of immediate transfer to the Davis Center in Tucker County, West Virginia. W. Va.Code, 28-3-1, et seq. [1981]; W. Va.Code, 25-1-3 [1994],…