Legal Opinion
Matter of Mark EP
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided June 14, 1985No. 16280, 16279PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Justice:
Two juveniles, John A.L. and Mark E.P., appeal from a transfer order of the Circuit Court of Mercer County which waived the court’s juvenile jurisdiction and transferred the juveniles to adult criminal jurisdiction, pursuant to W.Va.Code, 49-5-10 (1978). A direct appeal of the transfer order is authorized by W.Va.Code, 49-5-10(f). A joint transfer hearing was held and we have consolidated the cases.
The two youths were charged with murdering a thirty-seven-year-old woman named Lutricia Dickens by tying her to a bed in her home, pouring gasoline on the bed, and then setting it…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
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