Perdue v. Coiner

How courts have described this case

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• holding that “[o]n an appeal to this Court[,] the appellant bears the burden of showing that there was error in the proceedings below resulting in the judgment of which he complains”
• holding that a circuit court may deny a habeas petition without a hearing “if the petition, exhibits, affidavits or other documentary evidence filed therewith show to such court’s satisfaction that the petitioner is entitled to no relief.”
• holding that a circuit court may deny a habeas petition without a hearing or appointment of counsel “if the petition, exhibits, affidavits or other documentary evidence filed therewith show to such court’s satisfaction that the petitioner is entitled to no relief”
• holding that “[o]n an appeal to this Court the appellant bears the burden of showing that there was error in the proceedings below resulting in the judgment of which he complains, all presumptions being in favor of the correctness of the proceedings and judgment in and of the trial court.”
• “[T]he statute [W. Va.Code § 53-4A-3] contemplates the exercise of discretion by the court_”
• \[T]he statute [W. Va.Code § 53-4A-3] contemplates the exercise of discretion by the court....\

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