State ex rel. Rahman v. Canady

In this original proceeding in mandamus, the relator, Dominique Rahman, claims that the respondent Judge of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County has failed to comply with the mandate set forth by this Court in State v. Rahman, 199 W.Va. 144, 483 S.E.2d 273 (1996). In this proceeding, he prays that the Court issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to comply with that mandate.

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Facts

The relator, Dominique Rahman, was the appellant in the case of State v. Rahman, id. In that case, he claimed that the trial court, during his original trial, had failed to afford him an appropriate…