Legal Opinion

State v. Dunn

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided July 11, 1978No. 13771PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGraw, Justice:

Defendant was indicted on January 17, 1975, by the Grand Jury of Ohio County, for the delivery of ten tabs of lysergic acid diethylamide (L.S.D.), a Schedule I controlled substance. On July 2, 1975, he pleaded not guilty to the charge. A jury returned the verdict finding the petitioner guilty as charged. He was sentenced to a term of one-to-five years and, thereafter, filed this timely appeal.

The State’s case at trial consisted of an Officer McCormick, who testified that he made the buy from the defendant, and three police officers who were charged in the chain of custody with…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. State v. LewisWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1949
  2. People v. BowleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
  3. State v. GoyetSupreme Court of Vermont · 1957
  4. State v. DudickWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1975
  5. State v. PainterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1950

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Shanholtz v. Monongahela Power Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
  2. State v. BrewsterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
  3. State v. BuckWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
  4. State v. FairchildWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
  5. State v. OcheltreeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982

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