State of West Virginia v. Johnnie Ray Farley

LOUGHRY, Chief Justice:

The petitioner, Johnnie Ray Farley, appeals the October 13, 2015, 1 order of the Circuit Court of Mercer County denying his motion for a new trial subsequent to his jury conviction for murder in the first degree. The jury did not recommend mercy. The petition^ er alleges the circuit court committed reversible error by denying his motion to suppress his October 3, 2014, confession; by denying his motions pertaining to forensic samples collected by the medical examiner; by admitting evidence that he contends should have been excluded by West Virginia Rule of Evidence…