State v. Plumley

Glendel Plumley appeals from a final order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, dated June 13, 1989, which adjudged him guilty, after a jury verdict, of the crime of second degree murder. The appellant contends that the trial court committed reversible error by 1) admitting the appellant’s written confession, 2) refusing the appellant’s proposed self-defense instruction, 3) violating a statutory requirement by failing to order a presentence report by a probation officer prior to sending the appellant to Huttonsville for evaluation, and 4) refusing to allow the appellant and his counsel to…