State Ex Rel. Redman v. Hedrick

McHUGH, Justice:

This case is before the Court upon the appeal of Lawrence E. Redman, Jr., the relator below, from the May 4, 1989 order of the Circuit Court of Berkeley County, which denied a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The appellee is Jerry C. Hedrick, Warden of the West Virginia Penitentiary.

Based upon our review of the record in this case, we affirm the judgment of the circuit court, in part, and remand this case with directions.

I. FACTS

The appellant was charged with the murder of Albert Minnich. The murder occurred on September 26, 1984, in Martins-burg. At the time, the…