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State v. Dunn

Citations

  • 246 S.E.2d 245
  • 162 W. Va. 63
  • 1978 W. Va. LEXIS 319

How courts have described this case

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  • holding “[ojnly an 'intentional' or ‘knowing’ delivery of a controlled substance is prohibited by statute”
  • finding that a comment regarding the local drug culture did not rise to the level of reversible error, and stating that “[c]ontrary to defendant’s assertions, this is not a case like Peck v. Bez, 129 W. Va. 247, 40 S.E.2d 1 (1946
  • This Court also stated that improper remarks made by a prosecutor in a closing argument would not warrant reversal if the defendant was not prejudiced and if manifest injustice did not occur
  • This Court also stated that improper remarks made by a prosecutor in a closing argument would not warrant reversal if the defendant was not prejudiced and if manifest injustice did not occur
  • admission of photographic evidence rests in the sound discretion of the trial court
  • admission of photographic evidence rests in sound discretion of the trial court

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Judges: McGraw

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