State v. Leonard

The Opinion of the Court was delivered PER CURIAM.

Chief Justice ALBRIGHT dissents and reserves the right to file a dissenting opinion.

Justice STARCHER concurs, in part, and dissents, in part, and reserves the right to file an opinion concurring, in part, and dissenting, in part.

Justice MAYNARD concurs and reserves the right to file a concurring opinion.

This case is before this Court upon the appeal of Harry David Leonard from his conviction, by a jury, in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, West Virginia, of murder of the first degree with no recommendation of mercy. The conviction arose…