State v. Helmick

MAYNARD, Justice:

The defendant below, appellant, Brian Hel-mick, was charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the October 23, 1994 shooting death of Michael W. Hart, Jr. Following a jury trial on April 3 to April 5, 1995 in the Circuit Court of Harrison County, West Virginia, the defendant was found guilty and sentenced to a prison term of one to five years. On appeal to this Court, the defendant assigned three errors seeking reversal of his conviction. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the conviction.

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FACTS

Shortly before midnight on Sunday, October 23, 1994 in Clarksburg, West…