State v. Catlett

WORKMAN, Justice:

The defendant below and Appellant herein, Banner Catlett (hereinafter “Appellant”), appeals the final order of the Circuit Court of Berkeley County, entered on July 14, 1998, wherein the circuit court determined that Appellant should be placed with the West Virginia Department of Corrections (hereinafter “Department of Corrections”) in order to best protect the public, as opposed to William R. Sharpe, Jr., Hospital (hereinafter “Sharpe”), where he had previously been housed. Appellant was indicted for first degree arson in 1996. His arson trial was held in June 1997, and he…