Any circuit court of this state shall have authority as provided in this article to place on probation any person convicted of a crime.
W. Va. Code § 62-12-1
Courts having authority to place offenders on probation
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 200 W. Va. 356 - State v. Duke (1997)
Most recently applied in 233 W. Va. 346 - State of West Virginia v. Beth Bennett (April 2014)
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