STATE v. WILSON

No. 13240.

207 S.E.2d 174 (1974)

STATE of West Virginia v. Chester WILSON.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Dissenting Opinion August 1, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth H. Fisher, Huntington, for plaintiff in error.

Chauncey H. Browning, Jr., Atty. Gen., Richard E. Hardison, Deputy Atty. Gen., E. Leslie Hoffman, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, for defendant in error.


BERRY, Justice:

This is an appeal by Chester Wilson, the defendant below and hereinafter referred to as defendant, from a final judgment of the Circuit Court of Wayne County entered February 17, 1972 wherein the court refused to set aside the jury verdict of guilty of voluntary manslaughter. The defendant was sentenced to one to five years in the West Virginia State Penitentiary but was granted a stay of execution pending...

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