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· 5/18/1965

State Ex Rel. Varney v. Ellis

Citations

  • 142 S.E.2d 63
  • 149 W. Va. 522
  • 1965 W. Va. LEXIS 287

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding that “Molding a trial in the office of the jailer, as was done in the instant case, does not, in our opinion, afford an opportunity for a public trial in the ordinary common-sense acceptation of the term public trial”
  • impromptu trial held on Sunday in jailer’s office violated the defendant’s right to a public trial
  • impromptu trial held on Sunday in jailer's office violated the defendant's right to a public trial

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Judges: Caplan

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