Title: State of West Virginia v. Allen  (dissenting)

State: west-virginia

Issuer: West Virginia Supreme Court

Document:

FILED January 6, 2000 DEBORAH L. McHENRY, CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA RELEASED January 7, 2000 DEBORAH L. McHENRY, CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA No. 25980 - State of West Virginia v. Henry Theodore Allen, II Starcher, C. J., dissenting: I dissent because this defendant was clearly the subject of improper “piling on” of criminal charges. Why? Because he acted contemptuously toward the police. I also dissent because the sentence of 7 years in jail is contrary to our law’s system of incarceration, where people serving long sentences go to prisons where there are rehabilitative opportunities. I would reverse the defendant’s sentences and remand with an order requiring the imposition of concurrent sentences.