West Virginia has a total of fifty-five (55) counties with thirty-one (31) Circuit Courts and seventy (70) Circuit Court Judges presiding over those Counties. If you or your loved one is convicted of a crime from any of the thirty-one Circuit Court and have questions concerning rights of appeal of a criminal convicting you need to talk to an experienced criminal defense attorney.

The Attorneys at the Wolfe Law Firm have experience in protecting the rights of citizen in Randolph County Circuit Court (Elkins), Barbour County Circuit Court (Phillipi), Upshur County Circuit Court (Buckhannon), Lewis County Circuit Court (Weston), Tucker County Circuit Court (Parsons), Harrison County Circuit Court (Clarksburg), Pocahnontas County Circuit Court (Marlinton), Webster County Circuit Court (Webster Springs), Preston County Circuit Court (Kingwood), Pendleton County Circuit Court (Franklin), and the Taylor County Circuit Court (Grafton).

Through-out the history of West Virginia the West Virginia Supreme Court has a low percentage rate of granting Petition for Appeal, however with a review our appellant process and the push for an intermediate court of appeals, this trend should be changing. Given the high stakes that a criminal conviction carries, you need an experienced criminal defense attorney who has handled appeals of criminal convictions before the West Virginia Court of Appeals.

In Order to perfect an appeal rules for filing an appeal and the rules appellate procedure must be followed. Failure to follow these rules may result in a waiver of a persons right to appeal a criminal conviction or ruling in a criminal case.

• Example of Petition for Writ of Prohibition

Contact a law firm experienced in criminal defense matters call the Wolfe Law Firm today 1-877-637-5756.