Legal Opinion

State v. Vance

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 18, 1981No. 14362PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGraw, Justice:

James D. Vance appeals his robbery conviction in the Circuit Court of Putnam County. He alleges four principal errors: (1) the circuit court erred by permitting the State to impeach the appellant’s testimony with inculpatory statements made to police officers without a valid waiver of his right to counsel; (2) the circuit court erred by failing to grant the appellant’s motion for a continuance; (3) the circuit court erred in giving certain of the State’s instructions and refusing to give certain instructions submitted by the appellant; and (4) the circuit court erred in…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Oregon v. HassSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. State v. SantiagoHawaii Supreme Court · 1971
  5. People v. DisbrowCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. State v. HinkleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
  2. State v. EnglandWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1988
  3. State v. SheppardWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
  4. State v. DavisWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1986
  5. State v. JonesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1985

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