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· 11/19/1987

Nicholas v. Sammons

Citations

  • 363 S.E.2d 516
  • 178 W. Va. 631
  • 1987 W. Va. LEXIS 633

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that prosecutor was not disqualified from prosecuting defendant for obtaining money by false pretenses from bank due to fact that prosecutor was depositor at bank and had previously represented bank in civil matters
  • past occasional representation of the victimized bank is insufficient to disqualify prosecutor
  • “The duty of the prosecutor is to seek justice, not merely to convict.”
  • “The duty of the prosecutor is to seek justice, not merely to convict.”

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Judges: Miller

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