State of West Virginia v. Jeffrey Lynn Hovatter

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS State of West Virginia, FILED Plaintiff Below, Respondent January 5, 2018 vs) No. 16-1110 (Marion County 16-F-12) EDYTHE NASH GAISER, CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA Jeffrey Lynn Hovatter, Defendant Below, Petitioner MEMORANDUM DECISION Petitioner Jeffrey Lynn Hovatter, by counsel Neal Jay Hamilton, appeals the Circuit Court of Marion County’s “Sentencing Order” entered on November 4, 2016, wherein in the circuit court sentenced petitioner to life in prison without the possibility of parole following his conviction of first…