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State v. Stewart

Citations

  • 239 S.E.2d 777
  • 161 W. Va. 127
  • 1977 W. Va. LEXIS 319

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  • holding that in certain instances impeachment evidence which supports alibi defense may be sufficient to warrant new trial provided all other elements of newly-discovered evidence test are met
  • carving out exception to general rule that nonsuppressed newly discovered impeachment evidence cannot form the basis of a new trial
  • carving out exception to general rule that nonsuppressed newly discovered impeachment evidence cannot form the basis of a new trial
  • setting forth the rules within which newly discovered impeachment evidence must fall to warrant a new trial

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Judges: McGraw

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