STATE EX REL. YOUNG v. MORGAN

No. 16256.

317 S.E.2d 812 (1984)

STATE ex rel. John Lewis YOUNG v. Damon B. MORGAN, Jr., as Prosecuting Attorney of Mason County, et al., etc.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

June 27, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen C. Littlepage, Point Pleasant, for appellant.

Damon B. Morgan, Jr., P.A., Point Pleasant, for appellee.


MILLER, Justice:

John Lewis Young instituted this original proceeding seeking a writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum and a writ of prohibition to prevent the imposition of an additional five-year penalty under our habitual criminal statutes. W.Va.Code, 61-11-18 & 19. Young's main contention is that the State has not complied with the provisions of W.Va.Code, 61-11-19, because it failed to file a written information of his prior felony conviction during...

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