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State v. Duke

Citations

  • 489 S.E.2d 738
  • 200 W. Va. 356
  • 1997 W. Va. LEXIS 97

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that “questions of law and interpretations of statutes and rules” are subject to a de novo review
  • finding that because the petitioner’s probationary term had expired, the court lacked jurisdiction to revoke his probation and reimpose his suspended sentence
  • granting court discretion to suspend sentence and release offender on probation
  • granting court discretion to suspend sentence and release offender on probation
  • granting court discretion to suspend sentence and release offender on probation
  • \We have recognized that probation is a privilege of conditional liberty bestowed upon a criminal defendant through the grace of the circuit court.\

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Judges: Davis

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