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State v. Wade

Citations

  • 490 S.E.2d 724
  • 200 W. Va. 637
  • 1997 W. Va. LEXIS 161

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  • concluding that second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter are not lesser included offenses of felony murder because “each require an element that is not necessary for a conviction of felony-murder
  • finding that second degree murder and voluntary manslaughter are not lesser included offenses of felony-murder because each require element that is not necessary for conviction of felony murder
  • “Self-defense and provocation instructions are not available in response to a charge of felony-murder where the predicate felony is the delivery of a controlled substance.”

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Judges: Davis

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