State v. Beard

WORKMAN, Justice:

Appellant Jacob Beard (hereinafter referred to as “Defendant”) seeks a reversal of the ruling issued by the Circuit Court of Greenbrier County1 on September 4, 1996, with regard to the circuit court’s conclusion following a Kastigar2 hearing that the State had not violated the use immunity agreement it entered into with Defendant. Upon a complete review of the transcript from the proceedings and the arguments of counsel, we determine that any possible error connected to the immunized testimony was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt and accordingly, we affirm the lower court’s…