Legal Opinion

State v. Spence

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 20, 1989No. 18203PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MILLER, Justice:

The defendant, John Spence, Jr., appeals his conviction by a jury of armed robbery in the Circuit Court of Marion County. He asserts three assignments of error: (1) that the photographic identification was tainted; (2) that the trial court gave a jury instruction on flight when no evidence of flight was introduced at trial; and (3) that the trial court committed reversible error when it refused to grant a continuance to permit the defendant’s newly appointed attorney reasonable time to prepare for trial. After examining the record as a whole, we find no reversible error, and…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. State v. MillerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
  2. State Ex Rel. Daniel v. LegurskyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
  3. State v. SuggWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
  4. State v. SalmonsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1998
  5. State v. MyersWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1998

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