187 W. Va. 607 - State Ex Rel. Phillips v. Legursky’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on B.D. International Discount Corp. v. Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. · Porter v. States · 163 W. Va. 129 - State Ex Rel. McMannis v. Mohn · 163 W. Va. 571 - Edwards v. Leverette · 182 W. Va. 701 - State Ex Rel. Boso v. Hedrick
Most-quoted passages
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“[a] habeas corpus proceeding is not a substitute for a writ of error in that ordinary trial error not involving constitutional violations will not be reviewed.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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