210 W. Va. 237 - State v. Cavallaro’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 194 W. Va. 138 - Chrystal R.M. v. Charlie A.L. · Wanstreet v. Bordenkircher · 166 W. Va. 523 - Wanstreet v. Bordenkircher · 143 W. Va. 601 - State Ex Rel. Housden v. Adams · State v. Boles
Most-quoted passages
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“"A person convicted of a felony cannot be sentenced under the habitual criminal statute, [W. Va.] Code § 61-11-19 [(2000)], unless there is filed by the prosecuting attorney with the court at the same term, and before sentencing, an information as to the prior conviction or convictions and for the purpose of identification the defendant is confronted with the facts charged in the information and cautioned as required by the statute." Syllabus point 3, State ex rel. Housden v. Adams, 143 W.Va. 601 , 103 S.E.2d 873 (1958).”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[p]ursuant to Housden, the trial court was without jurisdiction... to permit the prosecution and sentence of [the defendant] on the recidivist information.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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