State of West Virginia v. John Henry Hoyle

FILED November 22, 2019 No. 18-0141, State of West Virginia v. John Henry Hoyle, released at 3:00 p.m. EDYTHE NASH GAISER, CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA ARMSTEAD, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part, joined by JENKINS, J.: I concur with the majority’s decision insofar as it upholds Mr. Hoyle’s conviction for second offense failure to register and the sentence imposed for second offense failure to update. However, I dissent to the majority’s decision to reverse the circuit court’s imposition of a recidivist life sentence. West Virginia Code §61-11-18 (2000)…