State of West Virginia v. John E. Mathena

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS State of West Virginia, FILED Plaintiff Below, Respondent May 30, 2014 RORY L. PERRY II, CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS vs) No. 13-0714 (Monroe County 12-F-20) OF WEST VIRGINIA John E. Mathena, Defendant Below, Petitioner MEMORANDUM DECISION Petitioner John E. Mathena, by counsel Paul S. Detch, appeals his conviction and sentence after a jury found him guilty of obtaining money by false pretenses. Respondent State of West Virginia, by counsel Christopher S. Dodrill, responds in support of the circuit court’s June 5, 2013, order sentencing…