Barney Law PLLC represents clients in post-conviction cases throughout West Virginia.  A writ of habeas corpus compels the State of West Virginia to bring an incarcerated person before the court to determine the legality of his or her confinement.  A habeas corpus case is a civil case and is not part of the original criminal case.  The named respondent is typically the superintendent of the prison or jail where the person is incarcerated. 

Habeas corpus proceedings are complex.  All viable constitutional claims must be fully raised in the case.  Absent a few exceptions, claims not raised are generally forever waived.  Procedures in habeas corpus cases present significant opportunities for cases to be dismissed if claims are not properly asserted.

Habeas corpus attorney Mark A. Barney is an experienced post-conviction lawyer who has litigated cases in circuit courts and before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.  Mr. Barney has obtained habeas corpus relief for clients resulting in their early release from prison.  Though located in Teays Valley, West Virginia, Mr. Barney provides habeas corpus representation in counties throughout West Virginia.