State of West Virginia v. Hess

FILED January 12, 2022 EDYTHE NASH GAISER, CLERK STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS State of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent vs.) No. 20-0457 (Taylor County 18-F-17) John Michael Hess, Defendant Below, Petitioner MEMORANDUM DECISION Petitioner John Michael Hess, by counsel Andrew Tyler Reseter, appeals the Circuit Court of Taylor County’s pre- and post-trial rulings regarding the admissibility of photographs of the victim following her murder. Respondent the State of West Virginia, by counsel Patrick Morrisey and William E.…