Legal Opinion

State v. Cheshire

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided June 22, 1982No. 15383PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGRAW, Justice:

This is an appeal by Georgia Jean Cheshire from her convictions for two offenses of forgery and uttering in the Circuit Court of Mineral County. Conviction was had for each offense upon a guilty plea. The appellant was sentenced to two concurrent terms of imprisonment in the West Virginia State Prison for Women at Pence Springs of not less than one nor more than ten years. The appellant contends she is mentally incompetent and the circuit court therefore erred in accepting her guilty pleas and in denying her motion to set aside her convictions. She also argues that the court…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Gilbert F. Sieling, Sr. v. Frank A. Eyman, Warden, Arizona State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
  5. State v. HarrisonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1892

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. State v. PaynterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1999
  2. State v. SandersWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2001
  3. State v. HatfieldWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1991
  4. State v. CheshireWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
  5. State v. BiasWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1986

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