State v. Helmick

McGraw, Justice:

The appellant, David Helmick, appeals from the final order of the Circuit Court of Lewis County which adjudged him guilty, upon a jury verdict, of murder in the first degree with a recommendation of mercy. In accordance with W.Va. Code § 62-8-15 (1977 Replacement Vol.), the court sentenced the appellant to confinement in the penitentiary for life with the qualification that the appellant is eligible for parole after having served ten years. The appellant is confined at Moundsville.

The appellant’s assignments of error are that the trial court erred: by restricting the…