State v. Dyer

McGRAW, Chief Justice:

This is an appeal from a final order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, dated February 21, 1985, which adjudged the appellant, Richard Lynn Dyer, guilty, after a jury trial, of the crime of causing a death while driving under the influence of alcohol, a felony under W.Va.Code § 17C-5-2(a) [1983]. We find no error warranting reversal of the conviction, and we affirm.

The facts of this case are essentially undisputed. At approximately 2:00 p.m. on November 18, 1983, a passing motorist found Mrs. Jeanne Gardner lying severely injured next to a drainage ditch in front of…