West Virginia Code 58-4-16 – Petition to be heard and case decided upon original record
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For the purpose of hearing and determining the petition and deciding the appeal or writ of error in the circuit court, no transcript of the record shall be made, but the petition shall be heard and determined and the appeal or writ of error decided upon the original papers and certified copies of orders constituting the record of the case, as described in section six of this article, which accompanied the petition on the application for the appeal, writ of error or supersedeas.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 58-4-16
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.