Legal Opinion
State of West Virginia v. Joe Roger Lane
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided April 3, 2019No. 17-1066Separate
1Opinion of the Court
FILED April 3, 2019 No. 17-1066 State of West Virginia v. Joe Roger Lane released at 3:00 p.m. EDYTHE NASH GAISER, CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS ARMSTEAD, J., dissenting: OF WEST VIRGINIA The application of West Virginia’s recidivist statute, set forth in
W. Va. Code §§ 61
- 11-18(c) and 61-11-19 (2000) (read in para materia, hereinafter “recidivist statute”), has undergone a significant transformation by this Court over the past four decades. Beginning with Wanstreet v. Bordenkircher, 166 W. Va. 523,
276 S.E.2d 205
(1981), this Court has gradually strayed from a straightforward and consistent…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Graham v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Appalachian Power Co. v. State Tax DepartmentWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
- State v. EpperlyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1951
- State v. ElderWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1968
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