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STATE EX REL. WATSON v. HILL

No. 23849.

488 S.E.2d 476 (1997)

200 W.Va. 201

STATE of West Virginia ex rel. Terry Lynn WATSON v. Honorable George W. HILL, Jr., Judge of the Circuit Court of Wood County.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided June 10, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry Lynn Watson, Pro Se.

WORKMAN, Chief Justice:

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition, in which the Petitioner, Terry Lynn Watson, seeks to compel the Honorable George W. Hill, Judge of the Circuit Court of Wood County, to consider and decide the Petitioner's post-conviction habeas corpus petition on its merits. We agree that the Petitioner is entitled to a hearing on the merits of his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, and we grant a writ of mandamus to that...

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