NCJ Number
141662
Date Published
1987
Length
163 pages
Annotation
Intended for use by both novice and experienced criminal defense attorneys and developed for use in the West Virginia public defender system, this volume provides sample pleadings that can be used in every step of the defense from the initial request for bail through the completion of the appeal.
Abstract
The pleadings can be entered on the attorney's word- processing equipment and are particularly quick and easy to use when a merge print function is available. The file is arranged to provide a brief description of applicable law, with citations to the leading West Virginia cases, statutory law, and the relevant rules of procedure. Form pleadings follow the legal summaries. The pleadings are designed to conform to the requirements of the West Virginia Rules of Criminal Procedure, the West Virginia Rules of Appellate Procedure for the Supreme Court of Appeals, the West Virginia Rules of Evidence, the Trial Court Rules for Trial Courts of Record as promulgated by the Supreme Court of Appeals for West Virginia, and the applicable West Virginia code sections.