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STATE v. SMOOT

No. 14316.

280 S.E.2d 286 (1981)

STATE of West Virginia v. Richard Lee SMOOT.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

July 17, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Parrish McKittrick and Harry C. Taylor, II, St. Albans, for Smoot.

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

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal by Richard Lee Smoot from an order of the Circuit Court of Jackson County sentencing him to from one to ten years in the state penitentiary for grand larceny. Among other points, the appellant asserts that the trial court erred in failing to allow defense counsel to cross-examine a key prosecution witness about a prior inconsistent statement concerning the appellant's innocence. We conclude that the trial court should have allowed the...

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