State v. Holland

Berry, Judge;

The defendant Richard Holland and his sister June Holland Lewis were jointly indicted by the grand jury of the Common Pleas Court of Cabell County, West Virginia in 1952 for the murder of Barney Thompson. The same attorney was employed to represent both defendants, and with the approval of the state, their attorney arranged to have the defendant June Holland Lewis plead guilty to the charge of manslaughter covered as a lesser offense in the indictment and she has served the sentence imposed upon her. The defendant Richard Holland pleaded guilty to first degree murder, and was…