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West Virginia Supreme Court· 12/11/1981

State v. Shafer

Citations

  • 284 S.E.2d 916
  • 168 W. Va. 474
  • 1981 W. Va. LEXIS 782

How courts have described this case

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

  • affirming denial of probation upon a circuit court’s finding that “the ends of justice would not be served by placing the defendant on probation”
  • “The decision of a trial court to deny probation will be overturned only when, on- the facts of the case, that decision constituted a palpable abuse of discretion.”
  • “The decision of a trial court to deny probation will be overturned only when, on the facts of the case, that decision constituted a palpable abuse of discretion.”
  • “The decision of a trial court to deny probation will be overturned only when, on the facts of the case, that decision constituted a palpable abuse of discretion.”

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Judges: Neely

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