STATE v. RIGGLEMAN

No. 16-0012.

798 S.E.2d 846 (2017)

STATE of West Virginia, Respondent v. Shawn Thomas RIGGLEMAN, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Filed: April 6, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claire L. Niehaus, Esq. , Public Defender Corporation, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, Kingwood, West Virginia, Counsel for Petitioner.

Patrick Morrisey, Esq. , Attorney General, David A. Stackpole, Esq. , Assistant Attorney General, Charleston, West Virginia, Counsel for Respondent.


Petitioner Shawn Thomas Riggleman, who was indicted on a felony charge of possession of child pornography in violation of West Virginia Code § 61-8C-3 (2014), was found not competent to stand trial. The question presented in this appeal is whether the crime Petitioner is charged with "involve[s] an act of violence against...

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