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State v. Barnett

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 2, 1981No. 14554, 14953PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Harshbarger, Chief Justice:

John D. Barnett was indicted, tried and convicted in two proceedings in Nicholas County for delivering and possessing with intent to deliver, two controlled substances — phen-cyclidine and secobarbital. We have consolidated his writs of error.

Scott Cooper, an informant, told state police that Barnett was selling drugs and an undercover buy was set up at Cooper’s home. Trooper Robert Daniels testified that he purchased secobarbital and a leafy matter saturated in phencyclidine (PCP) from Barnett. The first jury convicted him of the PCP sale and he was sentenced to…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Iannelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Simpkins v. HarveyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
  2. State v. ZaccagniniWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
  3. State v. FairchildWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
  4. State v. BroughtonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
  5. State v. PancakeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982

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