Legal Opinion

State v. Brown

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 11, 1987No. 17237PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGRAW, Chief Justice:

This appeal is brought by the appellant, Willard O. Brown, to challenge his conviction, in the Circuit Court of Fayette County, of the crimes of aggravated robbery and sexual abuse of the first degree. We find no reversible error, and we affirm the judgment of the lower court.

The facts of this case are essentially undisputed. The victim was the proprietress of a restaurant located off U.S. Route 19 south of U.S. Route 60 in Fayette County. In the early evening of January 29, 1985, she was alone in the restaurant, which was closed due to inclement weather, when a man…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. State v. HuffmanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1955
  2. State v. CooperWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
  3. State v. WilliamsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
  4. State v. HamricWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1966
  5. State v. PrattWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Alley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
  2. State v. AdamsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2002
  3. State v. BoothWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2009
  4. State v. WorleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1988
  5. State v. HightowerOregon Supreme Court · 2017

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