Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. McClanahan v. Hamilton
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided April 23, 1993No. 21523PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Justice:
In this original proceeding in prohibition, Angela McClanahan, the relator, seeks to prevent the respondent judge from proceeding in the criminal action against her until Jerry Moore, the Prosecuting Attorney of Pendleton County, is disqualified from the case. The relator asserts that Mr. Moore should be prohibited from participating in the prosecution because he previously represented her in a civil action involving a substantially related matter. We agree, and, accordingly, we grant a writ of prohibition.
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On November 4, 1992, Angela McClana-han was indicted by a Pendleton…
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