State v. Craft

McHUGH, Justice:

Defendant Tracy John Craft (hereinafter “defendant”) pled guilty to a charge of first degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. This case is before this Court upon defendant’s appeal of the July 31, 1995 order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County denying defendant’s motion for reduction in sentence. For the reasons explained below, the circuit court’s order is affirmed.

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The facts relevant to this appeal are primarily procedural in nature:

On or about June 24, 1993, defendant was arrested for the stabbing death of Robert R. Guinn.…