SER Ralph A. Lorenzetti, Jr., Pros. Attorney v. Hon. David H. Sanders, Judge

BENJAMIN,- Justice:

The petitioner, Ralph A. Lorenzetti, Prosecuting Attorney of Jefferson County (“the State”), seeks a writ of prohibition pursuant to the original jurisdiction of this Court to prohibit enforcement of the September 5, 2014, order of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, dismissing fifty-three counts of a fifty-four count indictment against respondent Elizabeth A “Libby” Shanton. Each of the fifty-three dismissed counts alleged that Ms.- Shanton used a state-issued purchasing card in violation of W. Va.Code § 12-3-10b (1996). The circuit court reasoned that the inclusion of…