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· 6/26/1979

State Ex Rel. Burton v. Whyte

Citations

  • 256 S.E.2d 424
  • 163 W. Va. 276
  • 1979 W. Va. LEXIS 392

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “Before an initial finding will be made that counsel acted incompetently with respect to advising on legal issues in connection with a guilty plea, the advise must be manifestly erroneous.”
  • “Before an initial finding will be made that counsel acted incompetently with respect to advising on legal issues in connection with a guilty plea, the advice must be manifestly erroneous.”

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Judges: Miller

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