Grand Larceny Guilty Plea Rejected
Mercer County Circuit Court judge William C. Bivens Jr set aside a 1979 grand larceny guilty plea by Kenneth Varney ruling West Virginia law changes required a defendant to be informed of sentencing options. Varney had not been told he could choose between a former 110 year sentence and a one year jail term and the plea was entered under a plea bargaining agreement. Varney remains on bond and faces potential grand jury reconsideration. he is to return Nov 16 on a fugitive warrant. Several other cases were continued or dismissed including involuntary manslaughter keeps, marijuana possession dismissals, and probation for drug obtainment by false pretense.
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Daily Telegraph
Princeton
William C. Bivens, Jr
Mercer County
Bivens
Kenneth Varney
West Virginia Supreme Court
William J. Akers
Varney
West Virginia
David Knight
Grand Jury
Akers
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Knight and Akers
James Dennison
Jesse B. Thomas
James Satterfield
David W. Knight
Thomas Ray Kelly
Gary E. Stanley
Dwight Gilbert Ross
Robert E. Holroyd
Calvin Russell Peoples
Knight
Texas
Flannery
Buford Early
Mercer Court: Shoplifters Learn Crime Doesnt Pay
In Mercer County Circuit Court Judge William C. Bivens Jr fined two men 100 each and ordered repayment to the retailer for stolen merchandise and payment of court costs and attorney fees. The defendants Freddie M. and another unnamed man faced shoplifting charges in Princeton.
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Princeton
Mercer County
William C. Bivens, Jr
Freddie M
Camping Trailer Civil Case Begins in Princeton
In Mercer County Circuit Court a civil case over a camping trailer sale from Princeton’s Sporting Goods began with testimony from both sides. Plaintiff Stanley Heath alleges a 1979 titled unit was actually a 1978 model, while defense contends the date could differ and that carpet disputes sparked the complaint. Judge Bivens will reschedule the remainder of the hearing.
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Princeton
Mercer County
William C. Bivens, Jr
Stanley Heath
Douglas Sporting Goods
Randall Veneri
Edwin Wiley
Ben B. White, Jr
C.W. Mitchem
Alice Heath
Heath
Carmen Papa
Billy Douglas
Marlin Douglas
Heaths
Quail Valley
Bivens
Health Care Meeting Is Held With WV Legislators
Mercer County lawmakers met with 13 health care facility administrators at a luncheon in Bluefield hosted by Daniel W. Farley of Glenwood Park United Methodist Home. Attendees included Senator Odell Huffman and Delegates Tony Whitlow John Frazier and Rudolph Jennings along with executives from Princeton Community Hospital St Luke's Bluefield Community Hospital Glen Home and other local facilities. The informal gathering aimed to foster mutual understanding between officials and health care administrators without a formal program.
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Daily Telegraph
Princeton
West Virginia
Mercer County
Holiday Inn
Odell Huffman
Tony Whitlow
John Frazier
Rudolph Jennings
Daniel W. Farley
Glenwood Park
Summers County Hospital
Hinton
Jack Wallindingham
Pat Smith
William Sheppard
Princeton Community Hospital
Dan Moen
Chris South
St. Luke’s Hospital
Eugene P. Pawlowski
Roger Cooper
Don
Wechsler
Bluefield Community Hospital
Farley
Betty Kessinger
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John S. Stacy
Sharon Peery
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Mercer Mall
Thomas
JC Penney
Chicago House
Heart of Bild
Doyle
Tazewell
Caudill
Rocky Gap
Mr. Caudill
Bailey Switch
Tip Top
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Wrights Valley
Petite Mart
College Ave
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Caboose Express
Bluewell
Rick
Wanda Reese
Chef Armando
Bluewell, WV
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