· 10/25/1990
State v. Petrice
Citations
- 398 S.E.2d 521
- 183 W. Va. 695
- 1990 W. Va. LEXIS 174
How courts have described this case
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- holding that prosecutor’s inappropriate comments were not sufficient alone to justify verdict reversal
- finding that two and one-half year delay did not require dismissal of indictment
- refusing to dismiss the indictment because although the delay of two and one-half years is prima facie excessive, the State showed that the delay was not “a deliberate device to gain an advantage over” the defendant
- prosecutor’s comments, although inappropriate, were not sufficient alone to justify reversal of verdict
- a two and one-half-year delay between arrest and indictment was prima facie excessive
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Judges: Per Curiam
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