State v. Blair

McHUGH, Justice:

This case is before the Court upon the appeal of Thomas J. Blair from the June 5, 1992 order of the Circuit Court of McDowell County which stated that a jury found the appellant guilty on seven criminal misdemeanor warrants for violating W.Va.Code, 24-3-1 [1923]. The appellant was fined $500.00 and sentenced to serve ninety days home confinement on each count, to run concurrently. For reasons set forth below, we reverse the circuit court’s order.

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The appellant is the President of McDowell County Water Company (hereinafter the Water Company), a private corporation which is…