State of West Virginia v. Robert L. Newsome

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS State of West Virginia, FILED Plaintiff Below, Respondent May 18, 2018 EDYTHE NASH GAISER, CLERK vs) No. 17-0415 (Cabell County 05-F-321) SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA Robert L. Newsome, Defendant Below, Petitioner MEMORANDUM DECISION Petitioner Robert L. Newsome, pro se, appeals the April 4, 2017, order of the Circuit Court of Cabell County denying his motion for correction of illegal sentence. Respondent State of West Virginia (“the State”), by counsel Scott E. Johnson, filed a summary response in support of the circuit court’s…