Legal Opinion
State v. Pendry
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided July 20, 1976No. 13594PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wilson, Justice:
On appeal by Parker Lee Pendry from a jury verdict returned on November 20, 1972, in the then Intermediate Court of McDowell County finding Pendry guilty of murder in the second degree, we reverse and remand the case to the Circuit Court of McDowell County for a new trial.
Pendry assigns numerous errors which raise substantial questions regarding (1) the admissibility of certain medical testimony offered by the State in opposition to Pendry’s defense of insanity; (2) the trial court’s abuse of discretion in restricting the defendant’s voir dire examination and refusing to…
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