State v. Kerns

McHUGH, Chief Justice:

This case is before the Court upon the appeal of Gary Paul Kerns, from a conviction of three counts of grand larceny in the Circuit Court of Nicholas County. The ap-pellee is the State of West Virginia. Numerous errors on the part of the circuit court are assigned by the appellant.

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The appellant was employed by Standard Hydraulics until May, 1984. Standard is a company that repairs hydraulic component units used in mining operations.

In early 1983, while employed at Standard, the appellant formed Dynatec, a company which engaged in business similar to Standard. The…