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State Ex Rel. Peacher v. Sencindiver

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided April 5, 1977No. 13835PublishedCited by 244 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Harshbarger, Justice:

Petitioner Charles W. Peacher, Jr. was arrested June 30, 1976 and indicted in Jefferson County on September 21, 1976 for murder and burglary.

He was examined by four psychiatrists, two, separately, in the Jefferson County jail, and two at Weston State Hospital.

The Weston examination was court-ordered and made in December, 1976. The psychiatrists reported on January 3, 1977 that defendant was competent to stand trial but they recommended, “A further neurological examination, EEG, and brain scan, neurological examination to rule out organic-pathology as a result of heavy…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. State v. PendryWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1976
  3. State v. LewisWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1949
  4. State v. SwiftSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
  5. State v. BraggWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1955

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3Cited by244 opinions

  1. People v. DillonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Hinkle v. BlackWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Conley v. SpillersWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
  4. State v. SimsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978
  5. State of Iowa v. Keyon HarrisonSupreme Court of Iowa · 2018

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