CHRISTOPHER J. v. AMES

No. 17-0994.

828 S.E.2d 884 (2019)

CHRISTOPHER J., Petitioner v. Donnie AMES, Superintendent, Mount Olive Correctional Complex, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Filed: June 10, 2019.

Concurring and Dissenting Opinion of Justice Armstead June 12, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Andrew Arnold, Esq. , Daniel J. Kirkland, Esq. , Arnold & Bailey, PLLC, Charles Town, West Virginia Attorney for Petitioner.

Patrick Morrisey, Esq. , Attorney General, Caleb A. Ellis, Esq. , Assistant Attorney General, Robert L. Hogan, Esq. , Deputy Attorney General, Charleston, West Virginia Attorneys for Respondent.


This appeal arises from a habeas corpus proceeding and was brought by Christopher J. (hereinafter "Petitioner") from the October 6, 2017, order of the Circuit Court of Berkeley County.1 In this appeal the Petitioner argues that the circuit court erred in finding (1) that he could not be considered...

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