State of West Virginia v. Jessica May Wilson

Davis, Justice:

Jessica May Wilson (“Wilson”), entered a plea of guilty in the Circuit Court of Kana-wha County to a charge of murder in the first degree. In exchange for the plea, the State agreed to dismiss -numerous related charges against her, including. charges of burglary, conspiracy, robbery, and grand larceny. The State also agreed to stand silent at sentencing, although it specifically “reserve[d] the right to cross-examine witnesses offered in mitigation of punishment and to correct any factual inaccuracies which come to the attention of the court or which are contained in the…