David Meadows v. Manfred G. Holland

K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:

The Attorney General of the State of West Virginia, acting on behalf of Manfred G. Holland, Superintendent of the West Virginia State Penitentiary (“the State”), appeals an order of the district court granting a petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 by David Meadows, a West Virginia inmate. We granted an initial en banc hearing in this matter in order to review definitively, the State’s contention that a prior decision of this Court interpreting West Virginia law and relied upon by the district court in granting habeas relief was…