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When members of the West Virginia Supreme Court make the news, it is not usually for personal matters. Yet recently, Justice Margaret Workman has been getting some unwanted publicity after her son was...
Read Full ArticleIn West Virginia, it’s against the law to let someone whom you know is drunk or under the influence of drugs to drive your car. Not only are you subject to potential jail time and the loss of your lic...
Read Full ArticlePolice officers usually have to get a warrant in order to enter and search your home without your consent. Some limited exceptions to this rule exist for circumstances in which the officer is in “hot ...
Read Full ArticleDisputes over evidence and whether certain pieces of proof should be put before a jury at trial may seem like complicated legal wrangling or much ado about nothing. The fact of the matter is, however,...
Read Full ArticleWest Virginia law allows a person charged with a crime to defend the charge by asserting that his or her mental capacity was so diminished that the person couldn’t have had the criminal intent necessa...
Read Full ArticleIn a recent case , West Virginia’s Supreme Court gave some important insight into what kind of and how much evidence is necessary to prove that a person is unlawfully driving under the influence of al...
Read Full ArticleAs marijuana becomes decriminalized and even legalized in some jurisdictions across the country, users are coming out of the shadows and at least certain segments of society appear to be warming up to...
Read Full ArticleIn many cases, a person charged with a crime in West Virginia is released after an initial arrest and ordered to show up at a trial in the case at a later date. In felony cases, these people are usual...
Read Full ArticleWest Virginia DUI cases often come down not to the question of whether a driver was intoxicated at the time of an arrest, but whether the arresting police officer had good reason to pull the car over ...
Read Full ArticleIn order for police to stop a person on the street and frisk or search the person, the law requires them to have “reasonable suspicion” that the person has engaged in criminal activity. As the U.S. Di...
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