Legal Opinion

State of West Virginia v. Joseph Frederick Horn

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided September 26, 2013No. 12-0534PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Justice:

The petitioner herein and defendant below, Joseph Frederick Horn (hereinafter “Mr. Horn”), by the circuit court’s order dated February 21, 2012, was sentenced following his jury convictions for the offenses of “Murder in the First Degree” and “Arson in the First Degree.” 1 Before this Court, Mr. Horn appeals the circuit court’s denial of his post-trial motions. In his argument, Mr. Horn assigns four errors: (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the jury verdict; (2) W. Va.Code § 61-2-1 (1991) (Repl.Vol. 2010) 2 is unconstitutionally vague; (3) the trial court failed to…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. State v. GuthrieWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
  3. State v. LaRockWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Smith v. State Workmen's Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1975
  5. State v. EpperlyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1951

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State of West Virginia v. William B. MurrayWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2015
  2. State of West Virginia v. Clinton Douglas SkeensWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2014
  3. Joseph Horn v. Donnie Ames, Superintendent, Mount Olive Correctional ComplexWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2023
  4. Neal Andrew Peters v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2020
  5. State of West Virginia v. John R. Skidmore, Gordon W. Swiger and Nickolas L. VelezWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2020

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