State of West Virginia v. A.B.

FILED November 18, 2022 No. 20-0744 – State of West Virginia v. A.B. EDYTHE NASH GAISER, CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA WOOTON, Justice, dissenting, joined by Chief Justice Hutchison: The horrific facts of the instant case make it difficult to look beyond the tragedy of baby G.B.’s death and the seeming lack of any defense on the part of the defendant/petitioner, A.B., who was G.B.’s mother. Nonetheless, our overarching responsibility in any criminal case is to determine whether the petitioner was afforded his or her constitutional right to a fair trial, a right grounded in…