State v. Gilman

This case is before the Court upon the appeal of Mark Gilman from the September 14, 2009, final sentencing Order entered by the Circuit Court of Logan County, West Virginia. The Appellant was sentenced to a term of forty years in the West Virginia State Penitentiary after being convicted by a jury of second degree murder, 1 arising from the death of Mary Pelfry. On appeal, the Appellant argues that: 1) the circuit court erred in not suppressing the Appellant’s statement given to the police; 2) the evidence presented at trial did not support his conviction of second degree murder; 2 3) the…