166 W. Va. 185 - Thomas v. Leverette’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
1
states following
July 1996
most recently cited
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Furman v. Georgia · Kent v. United States · 6 Cal. 3d 628 - People v. Anderson · 160 W. Va. 172 - State Ex Rel . Harris v. Calendine · State v. Holmes
Most-quoted passages
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“"(a) Upon motion of the prosecuting attorney, the recommendation of the referee or upon its own motion, the court may at the time specified in section nine of this article transfer to a criminal proceeding the case of a child [any person under eighteen years of age] who is alleged to have committed, on or after his sixteenth birthday, an offense which, if committed by an adult, would be a felony if there is clear and convincing proof that: (1) The offense allegedly committed by the child is one of violence or evidences conduct which constitutes a substantial danger to the public; and (2) there are no reasonable prospects for rehabilitating the child through resources available to the court under this article. With reference to such rehabilitation prospects the court shall consider the child’s mental and physical condition, maturity, emotional attitude, home or family environment, school experience and the like. The burden of proof of such determination shall rest on the petitioner.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“"The crime of armed robbery was not intended to be included in that class of crimes designated ‘capital offenses’ for the purposes of W.Va.Code § 49-5-3 [1975], excluding from the juvenile jurisdiction of the circuit court juveniles charged with the commission of acts which would be ‘capital offenses’ if committed by an adult.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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