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· 9/21/1982

State v. Pancake

Citations

  • 296 S.E.2d 37
  • 170 W. Va. 690
  • 1982 W. Va. LEXIS 884

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • upholding defendant’s convictions for both burglary and rape arising from the same criminal transaction
  • “[defendant would have been entitled to a cautionary instruction, but did not ask for one”
  • “[defendant would have been entitled to a cautionary instruction, but did not ask for one”
  • \[r]ape is not a lesser-included offense of burglary\ under the Blockburger test
  • “[r]ape is not a lesser-included offense of burglary” under the Blockburger test
  • “A trial judge’s ruling after an in camera hearing on admissibility of evidence of a rape victim’s prior sexual relationship with defendant will not be disturbed on appeal unless there is a clear abuse of discretion.”

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Judges: Harshbarger

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