West Virginia Supreme Court· 12/10/1986

State v. Humphrey

Citations

351 S.E.2d 613
177 W. Va. 264
1986 W. Va. LEXIS 619

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stating that matters surrounding the impaneling of a jury must be raised by objection and not for the first time in a motion for a new trial
prompt presentment rule triggered either when person is placed under arrest or person is in police custody and sufficient probable cause for arrest is present
\The delay occasioned by reducing an oral confession to writing ordinarily does not count on the unreasonableness of the delay where a prompt presentment issue is involved.\
“The delay occasioned by reducing an oral confession to writing ordinarily does not count on the unreasonableness of the delay where a prompt presentment issue is involved.”
“The delay occasioned by reducing an oral confession to writing ordinarily does not count on the unreasonableness of the delay where a prompt presentment issue is involved.”
“Under our prompt presentment rule, the significant time period when an accused is in police custody is the time between the arrest or the time probable cause exists to arrest and the time a statement is obtained from the accused.”

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