State v. Neal

This case is before the Court upon the appeal of Larry Dean Neal from an order of the Circuit Court of Raleigh County, denying his motion to set aside his conviction of malicious wounding and attempted murder, and sentencing him to consecutive terms of two-to-ten years and one-to-five years. 1 The jury also answered affirma tively on firearm interrogatories submitted for each count. The appellant contends that his convictions should be reversed because, among other issues: (1) the trial judge erred when he admitted certain expert testimony concerning the appellant’s mental capacity; (2) the…