West Virginia Supreme Court· 12/17/1992

State v. Walker

Citations

425 S.E.2d 616
188 W. Va. 661
1992 W. Va. LEXIS 269

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threatening statement that defendant would burn down anyone who angered him inadmissible because it was made at least four months before charged arson
threatening statement that defendant would burn down anyone who angered him inadmissible because it was made at least four months before charged arson
“[w]hen the circumstantial nature of the evidence requires the jury to construct a chain of logical inferences in order to find guilt, strict adherence to the rules of evidence be comes crucially important”
although the State changed to only a felony murder theory by the close of evidence, the defendant, who had not sought an earlier election of theories, was not entitled to a jury instruc tion of the lesser included offenses

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