Legal Opinion

State v. Sugg

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 10, 1995No. 22486PublishedCited by 159 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLECKLEY, Justice:

The appellant and defendant below, Marvin D. Sugg, was convicted of aggravated robbery and was sentenced to forty-five years in prison. He appeals Ms conviction on three grounds: (1) his incriminatmg statement to police on the Mght of the arrest should have been excluded at trial because the defendant did not make a knowing and intelligent waiver of Ms Miranda rights 1 and the police failed to immediately present him to a magistrate and notify Ms parents; (2) evidence regarding coin wrappers was improperly admitted at trial; and (3) the sentence was disproportionate to the…

2Cases cited51 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by159 opinions

  1. State v. GuthrieWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
  2. State v. MillerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
  3. State v. GEORGIUSWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2010
  4. State v. AllenWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2000
  5. State v. BradshawWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995

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