State of West Virginia v. Amber Lee Richardson

Justice Ketchum :

*262 Following a jury trial, Petitioner Amber Lee Richardson ("Defendant Richardson") was convicted of two felony counts-accessory to murder and conspiracy to commit murder. The jury did not recommend mercy and Defendant Richardson was sentenced to an incarceration term of life without the possibility of parole. On appeal, Defendant Richardson asserts that the trial court erred by (1) refusing to grant a continuance; (2) refusing to grant relief for an alleged discovery violation; (3) admitting gruesome photographs of the victim; and (4) declining to instruct the jury on the…