State v. Adkins

This appeal was filed by Christopher Scott Adkins, appellant/defendant below (hereinafter referred to as “Mr. Adkins”), from a conviction and senténce by the Circuit Court of Kanawha County. Mr. Adkins was convicted of unlawful wounding and sentenced to one to five years imprisonment. Here, Mr. Adkins assigns error to statements made at trial by the prosecutor in the initial closing argument and in rebuttal closing argument. After a thorough review of the briefs and record in this case, we affirm the conviction and sentence.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

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