Legal Opinion

State v. Brewster

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 18, 2003No. 30598PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

The appellant Hallie Brewster appeals an order from the circuit court of Logan County sentencing him to fifteen to thirty-five years for his guilty plea on one count of sexual assault in the first degree. The appellant contends that the circuit court denied him the right of allocution at his sentencing hearing. The appellant also argues that the circuit court abused its discretion by not treating him as a young adult offender. For the reasons listed below, we affirm the circuit court’s order.

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While camping with a male friend and his friend’s eight-year-old sister in June of 2000, the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. AllenWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2000
  2. State v. BerrillWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
  3. State v. HersmanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978
  4. State v. HolcombWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1987
  5. State v. BruffeyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2000

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. KENNETH Y.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2005
  2. State of West Virginia ex rel. State of West Virginia v. The Honorable Joseph Barki, Judge of the Circuit Court of Ohio county, and Shawn PethtelWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2026
  3. State of West Virginia v. Malik Corbin Christopher EdlerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2022
  4. State v. KENNETH Y.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2005

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