Legal Opinion

State v. Watson

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided June 18, 1984No. 16057PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MILLER, Justice:

The defendant, David Glen Watson, was convicted of breaking and entering the home of Albert Merandi. He claims that the circuit court erred in failing to order a pretrial mental examination upon his written motion. He asserts that the court failed to follow the provisions of Rule 26.2 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure by denying him the right to obtain a witness’s statement. Additionally, he argues that the trial court erred in submitting his photograph to the jury and that it was placed in an unduly suggestive photographic array. Further error rests on the contention that an…

2Cases cited56 opinions

  1. Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. United States v. NoblesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Jencks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  5. United States v. Melvin TelfaireCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. People v. WrightCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
  2. State v. SalmonsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1998
  3. State v. James Edward S.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
  4. State v. MillerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1985
  5. State Ex Rel. Appleby v. RechtWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2002

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