STATE v. SOWARDS

No. 14528.

280 S.E.2d 721 (1981)

STATE of West Virginia v. Stephen Michael SOWARDS.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

July 29, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Covert, St. Albans, for plaintiff in error.

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


PER CURIAM:

In this appeal the appellant, Stephen Michael Sowards, seeks reversal of a final judgment of the Circuit Court of Putnam County entered on June 16, 1978, sentencing him to thirty years imprisonment upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of armed robbery. Appellant contests the admissibility of his written confession on the basis that he was denied his right to counsel. Finding merit to appellant's contention, we reverse.

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