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West Virginia Supreme Court· 6/27/1983

State v. Williams

Citations

  • 305 S.E.2d 251
  • 172 W. Va. 295
  • 1983 W. Va. LEXIS 546

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

  • “When there is no error in a criminal ease other than the judgment imposing sentence, the judgment should be reversed and remanded for entry of a proper sentence by the trial court.”
  • “When there is no error in a criminal case other than the judgment imposing sentence, the judgment should be reversed and remanded for entry of a proper sentence by the trial court.”
  • “Double jeopardy prohibits an accused charged with felony-murder, as defined by W. Va. Code § 61–2–1 (1977 Replacement Vol.), from being separately tried or punished for both murder and the underlying enumerated felony.”
  • “Double jeopardy prohibits an accused charged with felony-murder, as defined by W. Va. Code § 61-2-1 (1977 Replacement Vol.), from being separately tried or punished for both murder and the underlying enumerated felony.”
  • “A defendant charged with murder of the first degree is entitled to question potential jurors on voir dire to determine whether any of them are unalterably opposed to making a recommendation of mercy in any circumstances in which a verdict of guilt is returned.”
  • “This power of the trial court must be exercised wisely; absent the existence of manifest necessity, a trial court’s discharge of the jury without rendering a verdict has the effect of an acquittal of the accused and gives rise to a plea of double jeopardy.”

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Judges: McGRAW

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