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· 4/5/1977

State Ex Rel. Peacher v. Sencindiver

Citations

  • 233 S.E.2d 425
  • 160 W. Va. 314
  • 1977 W. Va. LEXIS 237

How courts have described this case

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  • recognizing that prohibition lies when trial court lacks jurisdiction
  • recognizing that prohibition lies when trial court lacks jurisdiction
  • rejecting a constitutional challenge to the felony-murder rule under the Due Process Clauses because the felony-murder rule does not require a showing of malice and therefore does not create a presumption that defendant committed the killing with malice
  • rejecting a constitutional challenge to the felony-murder rule under the Due Process Clauses because the felony-murder rule does not require a showing of malice and therefore does not create a presumption that defendant committed the killing with malice
  • rejecting a constitutional challenge to the felony-murder rule under the Due Process Clauses because the felony-murder rule does not require a showing of malice and therefore does not create a presumption that defendant committed the killing with malice
  • writ denied on merits where accused not granted a neurological examination before trial and where felony-murder statute declared constitutional

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Judges: Harshbarger

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