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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 53. Extraordinary Remedies » Article 4A. Post-Conviction Habeas Corpus

§53-4A-10. Construction; Repeal

All other pertinent provisions of this code shall be construed so as to conform to and be consistent with the provisions of this article. In the event that there are pertinent provisions in this code so inconsistent with the provisions of this article as to preclude such construction, such other provisions shall be considered as […]

§53-4A-11. Severability

If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this article are hereby declared to be […]

§53-4A-4. Inability to Pay Costs, etc.; Appointment of Counsel; Obtaining Copies of Record or Records in Criminal Proceedings or in a Previous Proceeding or Proceedings to Secure Relief; Payment of All Costs and Expenses; Adjudging of Costs

(a) A petition filed under the provisions of this article may allege facts to show that the petitioner is unable to pay the costs of the proceeding or to employ counsel, may request permission to proceed in forma pauperis and may request the appointment of counsel. If the court to which the writ is returnable […]

§53-4A-5. Service of Writ

Any writ granted in accordance with the provisions of this article shall be served upon the person to whom it is directed, or, in his absence from the place where the petitioner is incarcerated, upon the person having the immediate custody of the petitioner.

§53-4A-6. Return; Pleadings; Amendments

Within such time as may be specified in the writ or as the court may fix, the state shall make its return. No other or further pleadings shall be filed except as the court may order. At any time prior to entry of judgment on the writ in accordance with the provisions of this article, […]

§53-4A-7. Denial of Relief; Hearings; Evidence; Record; Judgment

(a) If the petition, affidavits, exhibits, records and other documentary evidence attached thereto, or the return or other pleadings, or the record in the proceedings which resulted in the conviction and sentence, or the record or records in a proceeding or proceedings on a prior petition or petitions filed under the provisions of this article, […]

§53-4A-8. Powers of Judges or Judge in Vacation

A writ may be granted or refused in accordance with the provisions of this article by any three concurring judges of the Supreme Court of Appeals, or a judge of any circuit court or any statutory court, in vacation as well as by any such court in term, and any such writ may be made […]

§53-4A-9. Judicial Review; Disposition of Petitioner Pending Appeal

(a) A final judgment entered under the provisions of this article by a statutory court may be appealed by the petitioner or the state to the circuit court of the county upon application for an appeal or writ of error in the manner and within the time provided in article four, chapter fifty-eight of this […]