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STATE v. DOZIER

No. 14273.

255 S.E.2d 552 (1979)

STATE of West Virginia v. Deborah L. DOZIER.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

June 7, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Cohen, Jr., Fairmont, for plaintiff in error.

Chauncey H. Browning, Atty. Gen., Frances W. McCoy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, for defendant in error.

McGRAW, Justice:

Approximately one year after this Court's pronouncement in State v. Pendry, W.Va., 227 S.E.2d 210 (1976), a case which generally condemns the use of presumptions in criminal cases, the defendant was tried and convicted of first degree murder with a recommendation of mercy in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County. The defendant was represented by a court-appointed attorney. We granted a writ of error to that...

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