West Virginia Supreme Court· 5/26/1999

State v. Cook

Citations

515 S.E.2d 127
204 W. Va. 591
1999 W. Va. LEXIS 33

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listing state statutes with “defense of another doctrine [that have] been codified consistent with the Model Penal Code”
reversing conviction based on insufficiency of the evidence since the State did not carry its burden of showing beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant did not act in defense of her husband when she shot the husband’s attacker
“Our cases have succinctly articulated the development and scope of the doctrine of self-defense and the use of deadly force under it.”
\Our cases have succinctly articulated the development and scope of the doctrine of self-defense and the use of deadly force under it.\
“[T]he test of justification is both subjective and objective. The actor must actually believe that he is in danger and that belief must be a reasonable one.”
\[T]he test of justification is both subjective and objective. The actor must actually believe that he is in danger and that belief must be a reasonable one.\

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Judges: Davis, Workman

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