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State v. Pennington

Citations

  • 365 S.E.2d 803
  • 179 W. Va. 139
  • 1987 W. Va. LEXIS 688

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  • finding it was not error for prosecutor not to disqualify himself where he had placed newspaper advertisement in response to his election opponent’s advertisement questioning his grant of immunity to witness in the defendant's case
  • pretrial comments by a prosecutor which avoided discussing the merits of the ease, without a showing of prejudice, do not necessarily disqualify a prosecutor

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Judges: McHUGH

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