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STATE v. VANCE

No. 14119.

262 S.E.2d 423 (1980)

STATE of West Virginia v. Roland VANCE.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

January 22, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward I. Eiland, Logan, for plaintiff-in-error.

Chauncey H. Browning, Jr., Atty. Gen., Charleston, Thomas N. Trent, Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Albans, for defendant-in-error.

MILLER, Justice:

Roland Vance appeals his conviction for breaking and entering and the subsequent life sentence imposed under the Habitual Criminal Act, W.Va.Code, 61-11-18. His three primary grounds of error are that: (1) the conviction was based on the testimony of accomplices and he was denied the conventional cautionary instruction as to their testimony; (2) his identity was improperly proved at the recidivist trial; and (3) under the circumstances of this case...

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