Statute treatment: W. Va. Code § 61-2-1

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 41 citation events across 34 distinct cases.

41citations total

34distinct interpreting cases

4distinct courts

14citations in last 5y

1980–2025year range

Top 9 leading cases

#1 State v. Wade (1997) wva 42 own cites 1× in case

#2 State v. R. H. (1980) wva 31 own cites 1× in case

#3 State v. Shafer (2015) wva 6 own cites 2× in case

#4 State of West Virginia v. Joseph Frederick Horn (2013) wva 12 own cites 1× in case

#5 State of West Virginia v. Darnell Carlton Bouie (2015) wva 11 own cites 1× in case

#6 Jasman Montgomery v. David Ballard, Warden (2019) wva 10 own cites 1× in case

#7 State of West Virginia v. Marcus Stephen Sanders (2019) wva 4 own cites 2× in case

#8 State of West Virginia v. Paul Darren Spinks (2017) wva 8 own cites 1× in case

#9 State v. Jenkins (2012) wva 4 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.