STATE v. STARKEY

No. 13790.

244 S.E.2d 219 (1978)

STATE of West Virginia v. Randall James STARKEY.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

May 2, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catsonis & Linkous, Leo Catsonis, Thomas L. Linkous, Charleston, for plaintiff in error.

Chauncey H. Browning, Jr., Atty. Gen., Pamela Dawn Tarr, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, for defendant in error.


MILLER, Justice:

Randall Starkey appeals his conviction of attempted murder in the second degree. He assigns four grounds as error. First, the verdict is not supported by the evidence. Second, the State's instruction on the use of a deadly weapon is erroneous. Third, the trial court erred in refusing his self-defense instruction. Fourth, the judge made prejudicial remarks about him in front of the jury.

The initial question of whether there was sufficient...

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