Legal Opinion
State v. DeWeese
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided July 2, 2003No. 30733PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Justice:
Millard J. DeWeese, appellant/defendant below (hereinafter referred to as “Mr. DeW-eese”), appeals his felony-murder conviction decided by a jury in the Circuit Court of Ritchie County. The circuit court sentenced Mr, DeWeese to life imprisonment without mercy. Here, Mr. DeWeese assigns error to (1) the admission of statements he made prior to being presented to a magistrate, (2) the admission of statements made during the course of two polygraph examinations, and (3) the manner in which a hearing was held to investigate alleged juror misconduct.1 After a careful review of the…
2Cases cited69 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- State v. ThomasWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1974
- Wyrick v. FieldsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
- State v. BethelOhio Supreme Court · 2006
- Commonwealth v. SimonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- State v. MiddletonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2007
- State Ex Rel. Dunlap v. McBrideWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2010
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