West Virginia Supreme Court· 12/12/1996

State v. Wyatt

Citations

482 S.E.2d 147
198 W. Va. 530
1996 W. Va. LEXIS 235

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recognizing that “the principal use of battered women’s syndrome testimony has been in the context of self-defense
recognizing that “the principal use of battered women’s syndrome testimony has been in the context of self-defense
“[R]e-reading of a portion of instructions ‘is usually not error’, but error may arise where the portion read omits a related portion of the charge which explains or expands upon the re-read portion.”
finding plain error in initial instruction which misstated the applicable law, including applicable elements of the offense charged, and that error was compounded upon rereading of a portion of the instructions in response to jury inquiry
finding plain error in initial instruction which misstated the applicable law, including applicable elements of the offense charged, and that error was compounded upon re-reading of a portion of the instructions in response to jury inquiry
“It is usually not error for the trial court to comply with a request of the jury in the matter of re-reading to them instructions that they may wish to hear.” (citations, internal quotation marks, and alteration omitted)

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Judges: Albright, Recht, McHugh, Workman

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