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Wagner v. Hedrick

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided August 2, 1989No. 18478PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROTHERTON, Chief Justice:

The petitioner, William Anthony Wagner, was convicted of first degree felony murder by a Mingo County Circuit Court jury on January 8, 1983. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommendation of mercy. Wagner now assigns as error (1) the admission of evidence discovered during a warrantless search of his clothing while he was being treated in a hospital emergency room, and (2) the admission of testimony regarding a letter allegedly written by him without requiring the production of the actual letter.1 We find no reversible error and affirm Wagner’s…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Cady v. DombrowskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Nardone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  4. State v. PeacherWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
  5. United States v. Mohan Mankani, Kenneth R. Norris, Joseph Fortin, Peter Christopher MacFarlane Sally EdithCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. United States v. Earl DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012
  2. Ullom v. MillerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2010
  3. Holt v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
  4. State v. ClarkWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2013
  5. Woods v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1996

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