Legal Opinion
State v. York
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided July 14, 1998No. 24477PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM:1
A jury found the appellant in this proceeding, Paul D. York, guilty of daytime burglary in violation of W.Va.Code 61-3-11, and the Circuit Court of Clay County sentenced him to from 1-10 years in the State Penitentiary.2 On appeal, Mr. York claims, among other things, that the circuit court improperly failed to suppress the admission of evidence obtained during a search of the trunk of the vehicle which he was driving immediately prior to his arrest.
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BACKGROUND FACTS
On June 26,1996, Gene King, who was the Chief of Police for the Town of Clay, West Virginia, observed the appellant,…
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- Lieving v. HadleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1992
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