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· 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

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

  • 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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