State v. Wickline

MILLER, Justice:

Brigitte Wickline was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court of Wayne County of first degree murder without a recommendation of mercy. On appeal, the defendant’s assignments of error are: (1) that she was not promptly presented before a magistrate; and (2) that she received ineffective assistance of counsel. We have reviewed the record and affirm the defendant’s conviction.

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In the early morning hours of June 25, 1988, the body of John Wickline, the defendant’s husband, was found beneath a car located at the mobile home park where the defendant and the deceased lived in Wayne…