Pepper Spray Exempt from Definition of “Deadly Weapon” Apr 06

Senate Bill 46, passed during the 2020 Legislative Session, exempts pepper spray from the definition of a “Deadly” Weapon” in West ...

New Criminal Offenses – Suffocation and Asphyxiation Mar 30

During the 2020 Legislative Session, laws were passed that now make suffocation and asphyxiation a felony in West Virginia. ...

COVID-19 & Employment in West Virginia Mar 25

After COVID-19 killed more than 4,000 people and affected at least 114 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially ...

Law Passed to Eliminate Administrative Hearings for DUI Cases Mar 23

UPDATE 3/26- Law Passed to Eliminate Administrative Hearings for DUI Cases Senate Bill 130 has been signed by the Governor. The ...

Search Warrant Required for CSLI Mar 19

Each time a phone connects to a cell site, it generates a time-stamped record known as cell-site location information (“CSLI”). ...

COVID-19 Impacts All Hearings in WV Through April 10th Mar 17

The coronavirus, or COVID-19, has certainly had a major impact and created new challenges on the American legal system, ...