Legal Opinion
State v. Louk
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided March 25, 1983No. 15565PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
301 S.E.2d 596 (1983)
STATE of West Virginia
v.
Victoria LOUK.
No. 15565.
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
March 25, 1983.
Frederick S. Wilkerson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, for appellee.
Joseph A. Wallace, Wallace, Ross & Gibson, Elkins, for appellant.
HARSHBARGER, Justice:
The Randolph County Circuit Court tried Victoria Louk for first degree murder for killing her son-in-law, David Petrice, and for feloniously assaulting his companion, Randall Riffle. She presented self-defense evidence and was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter of Petrice and not guilty of assaulting Riffle.
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