State of West Virginia v. Joseph B.

FILED April 22, 2025 C. CASEY FORBES, CLERK STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA State of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v.) No. 23-403 (Wetzel County CC-52-2022-F-2) Joseph B., Defendant Below, Petitioner MEMORANDUM DECISION Petitioner Joseph B. appeals the June 5, 2023, order entered by the Circuit Court of Wetzel County following his jury trial that sentenced him to one to five years of imprisonment for first- degree sexual abuse and ten to twenty years of imprisonment for sexual abuse by a custodian.1 On appeal, the…