Rory Perry’s Weblog

This blawg examines "the interplay between law, technology, and the courts. Which also sometimes means delving into knowledge management, methods for troubleshooting these micropublishing tools, and other bits of arcana."

Author: Rory Perry is clerk of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Blawg Related Categories: States • West Virginia

Recent Posts from Rory Perry’s Weblog

January 2008 opinion summaries
Today I'll be posting summaries of the 66 opinions issued by the West Virginia Supreme Court in the January 2008 term of court. Of those opinions, 26 were signed opinions setting forth new points of…
CRIMINAL :: Lesser-included misdemeanor, statute of limitations defense waived
STATE v. DANIEL B. BINGMAN, No. 33299 (Per Curiam)(Starcher, J., dissenting)(Albright, J., dissenting)(October 26, 2007). Affirming a conviction and sentence imposed by the Circuit Court of Gilmer County upon conviction for one count of petit…
Updates
Throughout the day, I'll be posting the summaries of all 58 opinions issued in the September 2007 term of court. All told, there were 42 per curiam opinions and 16 signed opinions.
First six opinions of September 2007 term
The first six opinions of the September 2007 term of court were released today, and are available at this link.
Summaries of all January 2007 opinions posted - corrected
Summaries of all 62 opinions issued in the January 2007 term of court are now posted. The summaries are in three groups. Issue 91, posted on March 2, 2007, contains summaries of the first ten…
Opinion summary Issue #92
Today I'll be posting the contents of Issue #92 of the opinion summary service. The most recent issue covers the last 45 opinions issued in the January 2007 term of court.
Table games challenge refused
The Court today refused to issue a rule to show cause in State ex rel. WV Family Foundation v. Musgrave. The vote was 3-2, Justice Starcher and Benjamin would grant.
Response filed in table games case
The initial response to the petition for writ of mandamus was filed today.
Motion to Expedite Refused
The Court today refused the motion to expedite filed by the petitioners in State ex rel. West Virginia Family Foundation v. Musgrave. The vote was 3-2, Justices Starcher and Albright would grant the motion. In…
Respondents oppose expedited consideration of table games suit
The respondent in State ex rel. West Virginia Family Foundation v. Musgrave has filed a response in opposition to the motion to expedite. The Court is expected to rule on the motion to expedite later…