WRIT CONFERENCE
Original Jurisdiction Cases
Thursday, May 20, 1999
PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF MANDAMUS
1 . SER Samuel D. Farmer v. Hon. Kendrick King, No. 990537 (filed 3/1/99).
Refuse 5-0
2. SER Thomas Thompson v. Hon. Robert C. Halbritter, No.
990572 (filed 3/8/99).
Refuse 5-0
3. SER Johnnie L. Trent v. Boone County Circuit Clerk, No.
990600 (filed 3/10/99).
Refuse 5-0
4. SER Randall Prieto, Jr. v. Hon. Herman G. Canady, Jr.,
No. 990656 (filed 3/17/99).
Refuse as Moot 5-0
5. SER Charles T. Cottle v. Hon. John L. Cummings, No.
990698 (filed 3/23/99).
Grant 5-0
returnable to circuit court
6. SER Shane E. Freeland v. Preston County Circuit Court,
No. 990699 (filed 3/23/99).
Refuse as moot 5-0
7. SER Walter Clark v. Howard Painter, Warden, No. 990878
(3/29/99).
Refuse 5-0
8. SER James Bailey v. William Duncil, Acting Comm'r, No. 990915
(filed 3/31/99).
Grant 5-0
unless earlier mooted
PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS
9. SER James E. Bailey v. Howard
Painter, Warden, No. 983283 (filed 12/17/98).
Refuse 5-0
10 . State of West Virginia v. Danny Sponaugle,
No. 982402 (filed 9/1/98).
Refuse 5-0
11. SER Thomas Alan Sayres v. William Haines, Warden, No.
990548 (filed 3/3/99).
Grant 5-0
Returnable to the Circuit Court to be treated as a mandamus on the issue of
transcripts only.
Denied as to a release.
12. SER Dennis B. Burch v. Howard Painter, Warden, No. 990556 (filed 3/3/99).
Grant 5-0
Returnable to the Circuit Court for immediate appointment of counsel and a hearing.
13. SER James W. Berry, Sr. v. Howard Painter, Warden,
No. 990634 (filed 3/15/99).
Grant 5-0
Returnable to the Circuit Court for omnibus habeas corpus hearing.
14. SER Dwayne R. Brown v. William Haines, Warden, No.
990638 (filed 3/16/99).
Refuse 5-0
15. SER Lawrence W. Nelson v. James Spencer, Adm'r, No.
990903 (filed 3/30/99).
Grant 5-0
Returnable to the Circuit Court for omnibus habeas corpus hearing.
16. SER Robert Stalnaker v. Shannon Markle, Adm'r, No.
990965 (filed 4/12/99).
Refuse 3-2
[Workman, J., McGraw, J.]