State of West Virginia v. Lansdowne  ·  2022-01-12  ·  West Virginia Supreme Court  ·  pin 169 W. Va. at 121

“[T]he voluntariness of a confession is an inquiry that must be gauged by the totality of the circumstances under which it was given including the background, experience and conduct of the accused.”

State of West Virginia v. Kennedy  ·  2021-03-23  ·  West Virginia Supreme Court  ·  pin 169 W. Va. at 121

“Courts have recognized that whether there has been an unreasonable delay in taking an arrested person before a magistrate is not subject to any precise time period.”

State of West Virginia v. Ethan Chic-Colbert  ·  2013-10-07  ·  West Virginia Supreme Court  ·  2 pin-cites  ·  pin 169 S.E.2d at 121

“Our statute of jeofails, W.Va.Code, 62-2-11 [1923] [footnote omitted] cures any technical defect in an indictment when the indictment sufficiently apprises the accused of the charge which he must face.”