West Virginia Supreme Court· 7/1/1988
State v. McPherson
Citations
- 371 S.E.2d 333
- 179 W. Va. 612
- 1988 W. Va. LEXIS 86
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “[W]hen a trial court is asked to grant a motion for acquittal based on insufficient evidence due to inherently incredible testimony, it should do so only when the testimony defies physical laws.”
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Judges: Per Curiam
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20 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. Edward Charles L.West Virginia Supreme Court· 1990-09-21· cited 2,400×
- State v. DelaneyWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1992-06-01· cited 47×
- State v. CollinsWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1991-08-02· cited 34×
- State v. PreeceWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1989-07-14· cited 27×
- State v. DietzWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1990-03-08· cited 21×
- State v. SayreWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1990-07-24· cited 16×
- State v. HaidWest Virginia Supreme Court· 2011-11-23· cited 14×
- State of West Virginia v. Kenneth M.West Virginia Supreme Court· 2013-05-17
- Billie Jo Crigler v. Darrell R. BaileyWest Virginia Supreme Court· 2014-04-25
- State of West Virginia v. Richard P.West Virginia Supreme Court· 2014-11-21
- State of West Virginia v. Steven Don BarkerWest Virginia Supreme Court· 2017-10-23
- State of West Virginia v. Benny W.West Virginia Supreme Court· 2019-10-18
- State of West Virginia v. L.M.C.West Virginia Supreme Court· 2020-07-30
- State of West Virginia v. Jason C.West Virginia Supreme Court· 2021-07-19
- State of West Virginia v. N.D.West Virginia Supreme Court· 2022-04-20
- State of West Virginia v. Kyle Lewis TaylorWest Virginia Supreme Court· 2022-04-25
- State of West Virginia v. Keith Allen WoodWest Virginia Supreme Court· 2023-04-10
- In re S.S.West Virginia Supreme Court· 2023-09-15
- State of West Virginia v. Richard D.West Virginia Supreme Court· 2025-01-10
- State of West Virginia v. Carl Ray SummerfieldWest Virginia Supreme Court· 2026-05-13
Cites
21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1978-06-14· cited 4,912×
- United States v. BaileySupreme Court· 1980-01-21· cited 1,333×
- State v. StarkeyWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1978-05-02· cited 220×
- State v. DolinWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1986-07-16· cited 173×
- State v. BeckWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1981-07-17· cited 140×
- United States v. Richard Craig SmithFourth Circuit· 1985-12-04· cited 116×
- Henry W. Jackson v. United StatesD.C. Circuit· 1965-11-04· cited 101×
- State v. HumphreyWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1986-12-10· cited 79×
- State v. GreenWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1979-11-16· cited 74×
- State v. PayneWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1981-06-30· cited 71×
- State v. SpadaforeWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1975-12-16· cited 48×
- Coleman v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1986-10-01· cited 44×
- State v. CritzerWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1981-07-17· cited 39×
- State v. ClarkWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1982-06-23· cited 31×
- State v. PerryWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1896-03-18· cited 31×
- United States v. SmithE.D. Virginia· 1984-08-01· cited 20×
- State v. JonesWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1987-10-22· cited 18×
- Burdette v. LobbanWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1984-12-06· cited 14×
- State v. AyersWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1988-04-01· cited 14×
- State v. FellersWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1980-07-08· cited 12×
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