STATE v. WATSON

No. 14073.

264 S.E.2d 628 (1980)

STATE of West Virginia v. Roger WATSON.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

April 4, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Finnerin, Parkersburg, for P. E.

Chauncey H. Browning, Jr., Atty. Gen., Joseph C. Cometti, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, W. Va., for D. E.


MILLER, Justice:

Roger Eugene Watson was convicted of unlawful assault under W.Va. Code, 61-2-9. His appeal raises issues of (1) the right of a defendant to require a pretrial identification lineup; (2) ineffective assistance of counsel for failure to raise an available defense; and (3) a number of claims of evidentiary error. We affirm the conviction.

The incident giving rise to the charges against the defendant occurred on July 3, 1976, at the Diamond Supper...

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