State Ex Rel. H. K. v. Taylor

McGraw, Justice:

In this original habeas corpus proceeding, originally assigned to the per curiam docket, and brought pursuant to W.Va. Code § 53-4-1 (1980 Replacement Vol.), the issue before us is whether the Circuit Court of Cabell County exceeded its lawful jurisdiction by committing the relator, a juvenile status offender, to the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys at Pruntytown, for a period of thirty days for the purpose of undergoing a medical examination and diagnostic classification. We find that the trial court erred in so committing the relator, and award the writ.

The relator…