State v. Swims

569 S.E.2d 784 (2002)

212 W.Va. 263

STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Appellee,

v.

Jessie Lee SWIMS, Defendant Below, Appellant.

No. 30099.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Submitted: April 23, 2002.

Decided June 7, 2002.

Dissenting Opinion of Justice Maynard July 3, 2002.

William S. Thompson, Cook & Cook, Madison, West Virginia, for appellant.

Darrell V. McGraw, Jr., Attorney General, Dawn E. Warfield, Deputy Attorney General, Charleston, West Virginia, for appellee.

DAVIS, Chief Justice.

Jessie Lee Swims, appellant/defendant below (hereinafter referred to as "Mr. Swims"), appeals an…