State v. Hager

Mr. Robert Hager (hereinafter “Mr. Hag-er” or “Appellant”) appeals his first-degree murder conviction and his sentence of life without mercy in the Circuit Court of Mingo County. Mr. Hager alleges that the lower court erred in admitting his confession and in admitting evidence of other crimes. He also asserts prosecutorial misconduct and improper cross-examination by the prosecutor. We affirm the decision of the lower court.

I. Facts

On September 23, 1995, seventeen year-old Ms. Della Jean Lacy was murdered. Mr. Hager surrendered himself to Kermit City Police on September 26, 1995, and the…