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STATE EX REL. J.W. v. KNIGHT

No. 34811.

679 S.E.2d 617 (2009)

STATE ex rel. J.W., Petitioner v. The Honorable David W. KNIGHT, Senior Status Judge, Circuit Court Of Mercer County, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided May 14, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah K. Garton, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Princeton, WV, for the Petitioner.

William Flanigan, Sanders, Austin Flanigan & Flanigan, Princeton, WV, and David B. Kelley, Bluefield, WV, for the Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

On behalf of Petitioner J.W.,1 the State seeks a writ of prohibition to prevent the Circuit Court of Mercer County from enforcing its orders of January 27 and February 3, 2009, which require J.W., the alleged victim of multiple traumatic sexual assaults, to undergo a pelvic examination. Based on Petitioner's age and the gynecological nature of the examination, the State seeks to prevent the examination from transpiring. Jason...

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