West Virginia Supreme Court· 7/30/2008

State v. Slater

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665 S.E.2d 674
222 W. Va. 499

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finding that petitioner’s sentence is not subject to appellate review “because the sentence imposed for each conviction is within the statutory limit and [petitioner] has identified no impermissible factor upon which his sentence is based.”
observing that had defendant “moved for the trial court to re-instruct or re-read the jury on the law of wanton endangerment in light of the jury’s confusion over the law, the court would have had a duty to do so”
finding instruction on wanton endangerment sufficient where it was identical to statutory language
finding instruction on wanton endangerment sufficient where it was identical to statutory language
“We conclude that the appellant’s sentence is not subject to our review because the sentence imposed for each conviction is within the statutory limit and the appellant has identified no impermissible factor upon which his sentence is based.”

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Judges: Benjamin, Maynard, Starcher

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