Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Friday he will testify publicly at a Senate hearing on the Bush administration's domestic spying program, in the face of questions from lawmakers and legal analysts about whether it is lawful.
The operator of a Tolleson-area meat business that was raided and closed by authorities last year has pleaded guilty to a charge of operating an unlicensed slaughterhouse. Jose Merced Serrato-Maciel, 46, of Phoenix, accused of selling insect-laden and disease-causing meat
STATE EX REL. THRASHER ENGINEERING, INC. v. FOX, et al. , No. 32774 (Per Curiam)(November 17, 2005). In a civil dispute over an allegedly defective sewage collection system, denying a writ of prohibition sought to prevent enforcement of an order
TOLLIVER v. MAXEY , No. 32557 (Per Curiam)(Starcher, J., dissenting)(November 23, 2005). Affirming an order of the Circuit Court of Raleigh County that denied a request to reinstate a civil action following Rule 41(b) dismissal. Holding that the circuit court
HUFFMAN v. CRINER , No. 32706 (Per Curiam)(November 30, 2005). Affirming an order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County that dismissed an action for property damages. Holding that the circuit court properly dismissed the action, after having given the
JEFFERSON UTILITIES, INC. v. JEFFERSON COUNTY BD. OF ZONING APPEALS, No. 32559 -AND- KLETTER, et al. v. JEFFERSON COUNTY BD. OF ZONING APPEALS AND RODERICK, et al., BUCKEYE DEVELOPMENT, No. 32560 -AND- KLETTER, et al. v. JEFFERSON COUNTY BD. OF
STANDARD DISTRIBUTING, INC., et al. v. CITY of CHARLESTON , No. 32707 (Per Curiam)(November 29, 2005). Affirming an order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County. Holding that the payment of liquor license fees annually from 1982-2002 was voluntary, and
McVEY V. PRITT, COMM'R OF DIV. MOTOR VEHICLES , No. 32581 (BENJAMIN, J.)(Davis, J. concurring)(Starcher, J. dissenting)(November 30, 2005). Reversing an order of the Circuit Court of Mercer County that had reversed a ten-year administrative driver's license revocation of an
HEDRICK v. HEDRICK , No. 32571 (Per Curiam)(November 17, 2005). Reversing an order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County. Holding that the circuit court erred in finding that the ten-year statute of limitations applicable to child support obligations is
STATE V. McCRACKEN , No. 32665 (Per Curiam)(November 30, 2005). Affirming a conviction for three counts of first degree murder, with mercy, obtained following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Marshall County. Rejecting alleged errors involving the admission
STATE EX REL. QUINONES v. RUBENSTEIN, COMM'R DEP'T. OF CORR. , No. 32661 (Per Curiam)(November 30, 2005). Affirming an order of the Circuit Court of Fayette County that denied habeas corpus relief sought on the basis of ineffective assistance of
FAIRMONT GEN. HOSP., INC. v. UNITED HOSP. CTR., INC. AND WV HEALTH CARE AUTH. , Nos. 32669 & 32670 (BENJAMIN, J.)(Davis, J., concurring)(Starcher, J., dissenting)(November 29, 2005). Reversing an order of the Circuit Court of Marion County that had reversed
NEWARK INSURANCE CO. v. BROWN, et al. , No. 32566 (DAVIS, J.)(November 18, 2005). Affirming an order of the Circuit Court of Fayette County in a dispute over insurance coverage. Holding that the circuit court properly determined that, at the
IN RE: PET. OF SCOTT A. McKINNEY FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMIN. DECISION MADE BY F. DOUGLAS STUMP, COMM'R, DEP'T OF TRANSP., DIV. OF MOTOR VEHICLES , No. 32748 (MAYNARD, J.) (Albright, C.J., and Starcher, J., concurring in part and
BURGE v. FORTNEY, et al. , No. 32522 (DAVIS, J.)(Starcher, J., concurring)(November 17, 2005). Affirming an order of the Circuit Court of Marion County. Holding that the writ of execution and suggestion directed toward an Individual Retirement Account was valid.
STATE EX REL. ERIE INSURANCE v. MAZZONE , No. 32777 (ALBRIGHT, C.J.)(Davis, J. concurring)(November 30, 2005). Granting a writ of prohibition to prevent enforcement of an order entered in a third-party bad faith action that directed disclosure of documents from
STATE v. WALDRON , No. 32693 (Per Curiam)(Albright, C.J., and Starcher, J., dissenting)(November 30, 2005). Affirming an order of the Circuit Court of McDowell County sentencing the appellant to seven years in the penitentiary upon his conviction for voluntary manslaughter.
