State ex rel. Billy Ray C. v. Skaff

This is a sequel to our opinion in State ex rel. Billy Ray C. v. Skaff, 190 W.Va. 504, 438 S.E .2d 847 (1993) (Skaff I) in which the relator sought a writ of mandamus to compel the respondents Major General Skaff, as the Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, and Colonel Kirk, the Superintendent of the West Virginia Division of Public Safety, to promulgate formal written investigation procedures to handle complaints of misconduct against state police officers (the respondents). We determined that a writ of mandamus was proper setting out by way of…