State of West Virginia v. Carter Perry King

Workman, Chief Justice:

The petitioner, Carter Perry King, was charged with two counts of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian or custodian and two counts of second degree sexual assault in 2004. By order entered December 18, 2008, the circuit court found that the petitioner was not competent to stand trial and that he would have been convicted of the criminal charges against him. The circuit court found that it would maintain jurisdiction over the petitioner for forty to ninety years-the maximum possible sentence the petitioner would have received if convicted-or until the petitioner attained…