STATE v. McCOURT

No. 14300.

283 S.E.2d 918 (1981)

STATE of West Virginia v. George Winford McCOURT.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

November 10, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cooper & Martin and Joseph R. Martin, Sutton, for plaintiff.

Chauncey H. Browning, Atty. Gen., and S. Clark Woodroe, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, for defendant.


PER CURIAM:

George Winford McCourt appeals from a final order of the circuit court sentencing him to one to ten years in the state penitentiary upon a conviction of grand larceny.

McCourt's principal assignment of error relied on for reversal is that the trial court, over his objections, gave instructions on behalf of the State erroneously defining the concept of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. He also contends the trial court erred in refusing to permit...

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