State of West Virginia v. Shawn Douglas Newman

FILED May 28, 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. 23-80 (Barbour County 21-F-59) Shawn Douglas Newman, Defendant Below, Petitioner MEMORANDUM DECISION Petitioner Shawn Douglas Newman appeals the Circuit Court of Barbour County’s January 6, 2023, sentencing order.1 The petitioner alleges that the circuit court erred in sentencing him to life imprisonment as a recidivist in violation of the constitutional prohibition against disproportionate sentences.…