State of West Virginia ex rel. Perri DeChristopher v. Phillip D. Gaujot

No. 20-0601 – State of West Virginia ex rel. Perri DeChristopher v. The Honorable Phillip D. Gaujot, Circuit Court Judge of Monongalia County, West Virginia, and Cesar Felix FILED March 16, 2021 released at 3:00 p.m. Wooton, Justice, dissenting: EDYTHE NASH GAISER, CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA Fewer propositions of law are more firmly established in this State than this: “A writ of prohibition will not issue to prevent a simple abuse of discretion by a trial court. It will only issue where the trial court has no jurisdiction or having such jurisdiction exceeds its…