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WEST VIRGINIA JUD. INQUIRY COM'N v. CASTO

No. 14586.

263 S.E.2d 79 (1979)

WEST VIRGINIA JUDICIAL INQUIRY COMMISSION v. Denver D. CASTO.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Rehearing Denied November 8, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charlotte R. Lane, Fowler, Paterno & Lane, Charleston, for complainant.

Michael C. Allen, Charleston, for defendant.

McGRAW, Justice:

This complaint by the Judicial Inquiry Commission charges Magistrate Denver D. Casto with "backdating"1 records in violation of Canon 2 A of the Judicial Code of Ethics. Specifically, Magistrate Casto is charged with signing "information for warrant" and "warrant for arrest" forms eight months after the arrest of John G. McGuffey. Magistrate Casto admitted signing the predated records but denied that his action was a violation...

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