NICHOLAS v. SAMMONS

No. 17919.

363 S.E.2d 516 (1987)

Paul NICHOLAS v. Lucien R. SAMMONS, Jr., Prosecuting Attorney for Doddridge County, and the Honorable Sam White, Judge, Third Judicial Circuit.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

November 19, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerald E. Jones, Clarksburg, for plaintiff.

Silas B. Taylor, Dist. Atty. Gen., for defendants.


MILLER, Justice:

The relator in this proceeding in prohibition, Paul Nicholas, was indicted by a grand jury in Doddridge County for obtaining money by false pretenses from the First National Bank of West Union. The relator seeks to disqualify the prosecuting attorney because he had previously represented the bank in civil matters, including title and collection work, and currently has outstanding loans and is a depositor of the bank. He also prays for the appointment...

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