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· 6/18/2002

State Ex Rel. Porter v. Recht

Citations

  • 566 S.E.2d 283
  • 211 W. Va. 396
  • 2002 W. Va. LEXIS 92

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that although both affidavits contained ten statements, prosecutor could charge doctor with only two counts of false swearing, not twenty
  • holding that although both affidavits contained ten statements, prosecutor could charge doctor with only two counts of false swearing, not twenty
  • holding that unit of prosecution for the offense of false swearing did not include each false statement found in an affidavit
  • holding that unit of prosecution for the offense of false swearing did not include each false statement found in an affidavit
  • “[I]t is axiomatic that the operative verb employed in the statute definés the offense — ”
  • “[I]t is axiomatic that the operative verb employed in the statute defines the offense . . . .”

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Judges: Albright

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