SOWARDS v. AMES

No. 21-0536.

888 S.E.2d 23 (2023)

Mark SOWARDS, Petitioner Below, Petitioner, v. Donnie AMES, Superintendent, Mt. Olive Correctional Complex, Respondent Below, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Filed: May 15, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Juston H. Moore, Esq. , Wayne, West Virginia, Counsel for Petitioner.

Patrick Morrisey, Esq. , Attorney General, Karen Villanueva-Matkovich, Esq. , Deputy Attorney General, Lara K. Bissett, Esq. , Assistant Attorney General, Charleston, West Virginia, Counsel for Respondent.


This is an appeal of the Circuit Court of Cabell County's June 11, 2021, order denying, in part, petitioner Mark Sowards' (hereinafter "petitioner") petition for writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner was convicted by a jury of first-degree robbery and malicious assault of Timothy Rosinsky (hereinafter "Mr. Rosinsky"); he was sentenced...

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