West Virginia Supreme Court· 7/13/1981

State v. Boyd

Citations

280 S.E.2d 669
167 W. Va. 385
1981 W. Va. LEXIS 655

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stating that the right to a bifurcated trial lies within the sound discretion of the trial court
applying a two-part inquiry examining whether both general defense and insanity defense are substantial; if they are, the court then must determine the likelihood of prejudice if both are presented at a unitary trial
“The underlying rationale of the hearsay rule is to prevent the admission into evidence of unreliable or untrustworthy evidence. The major vehicle through which trustworthiness of evidence is guaranteed is cross-examination.”
“The underlying rationale of the hearsay rule is to prevent the admission into evidence of unreliable or untrustworthy evidence. The major vehicle through which trustworthiness of evidence is guaranteed is cross-examination.”

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