State v. MAHOOD

Steven L. Mahood (hereinafter “Mr. Ma-hood”) appeals from an April 14, 2009, amended sentencing order of the Circuit Court of Jackson County sentencing him to life without mercy upon being convicted of the first degree murder of his wife, Ramona Mahood, pursuant to W.Va.Code, § 61-2-1. The sole ground we consider on appeal is Mr. Mahood’s claim that he was denied a fair trial because the jury heard inadmissible evidence about an adulterous affair he had with a State witness. This affair was revealed during the State’s direct examination of this witness, Lisa Whitehouse. Mr. Mahood claims that…