Legal Opinion
State v. Hickman
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 12, 1985No. 16305PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Chief Justice.
Antoine Hickman was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court of Mercer County of two counts of first degree murder. 1 His convictions resulted in two consecutive life without mercy sentences. The defendant argues his convictions should be reversed because his confessions were inadmissible for a variety of reasons and because he was intoxicated to such an extent at the time of the incident that he was incapable of premeditation. After a careful review of the arguments and the lengthy record before us, we conclude no errors were committed.
On June 26,1981, shortly after…
2Cases cited65 opinions
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3Cited by35 opinions
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