Statute treatment: W. Va. Code § 61-11-19

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 41 citation events across 15 distinct cases.

41citations total

15distinct interpreting cases

2distinct courts

12citations in last 5y

2002–2023year range

Top 7 leading cases

#1 Robert L. Holcomb v. David Ballard (2013) wva 12 own cites 10× in case

#2 State Ex Rel. Appleby v. Recht (2002) wva 49 own cites 2× in case

#3 State of West Virginia v. Joe Roger Lane (2019) wva 15 own cites 3× in case

#4 Appleby v. WARDEN, NORTHERN REGIONAL JAIL (2010) ca4 19 own cites 2× in case

#5 Gregory Christian v. David Ballard (2015) ca4 45 own cites 1× in case

#6 State of West Virginia v. Keith D. (2015) wva 2 own cites 5× in case

#7 State of West Virginia v. Roy Franklin Hillberry, II (2014) wva 7 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.