State v. Osakalumi

McHUGH, Chief Justice:

This is an appeal from appellant Kanju Osakalumi’s January 21,1994 conviction, by a jury, of first-degree murder. Appellant was sentenced by the Circuit Court of Mercer County, West Virginia to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole. This Court has before it the petition for appeal, all matters of record and the briefs and argument of counsel. For the reasons stated below, the appellant’s conviction is reversed and this case is remanded for a new trial.

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On or about June 13, 1991, appellant and several other residents of New York City travelled to the home of…