Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Sutton v. Keadle
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided March 12, 1986No. 16814PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Chief Justice:
In this original proceeding in prohibition, the relator, John S. Sutton, seeks to prevent the Honorable Thomas H. Keadle, judge of the Circuit Court of Upshur County, and Alexander M. Ross, prosecuting attorney of Upshur County, the respondents, from trying him on a two-count felony indictment on the ground that the State failed to afford him a speedy trial as statutorily guaranteed by W.Va.Code, 62-3-21.
The essential facts in this case are not in dispute; only their legal significance is debated. The relator was indicted during the January 1984 term of the Circuit Court…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- State v. EdenWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
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