State v. Watson

Miller, Justice:

Roger Eugene Watson was convicted of unlawful assault under W. Va. Code, 61-2-9. His appeal raises issues of (1) the right of a defendant to require a pretrial identification lineup; (2) ineffective assistance of counsel for failure to raise an available defense; and (3) a number of claims of evidentiary error. We affirm the conviction.

The incident giving rise to the charges against the defendant occurred on July 3, 1976, at the Diamond Sup per Club in Parkersburg, Wood County. The defendant testified that upon discovering that his 17-year-old sister was employed at the supper…