State v. Collins
West Virginia Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Justice.
Leon Collins, the defendant, was convicted of two counts of attempted aggravated robbery, involving two clerks at a store, and one count of malicious wounding, inflicted on one of the clerks. We conclude that two of the defendant’s assignments of error — that an improper alibi instruction was given over his objection and that double jeopardy principles foreclose his being convicted of two attempted aggravated robberies — warrant a reversal of his conviction. Other assignments of error which we find to be without merit are: (1) the admission of testimony as to the defendant’s…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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