State of West Virginia v. Curtis Joseph Kimble

The petitioner herein and defendant below, Curtis Joseph Kimble, appeals the January 16, 2013, order of the Circuit Court of Mason County sentencing him to a five-year term of imprisonment for his jury conviction of one count of wanton endangerment.1 In this appeal, the petitioner contends that the circuit court erred by denying his motions to suppress certain evidence. Upon consideration of the parties’ briefs, oral argument and the submitted record, as well as the applicable authorities, this Court finds no error and affirms the final order.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

On November…