STATE v. TILLER

No. 15186.

285 S.E.2d 371 (1981)

STATE of West Virginia v. James Winston TILLER.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

December 15, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Truman Chafin, Williamson, for appellant.

Chancey H. Browning Jr., Atty. Gen. and Laurie J. Garrigan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, for appellee.


MILLER, Justice:

James Winston Tiller appeals from an order of the Circuit Court of Mingo County entered on July 30, 1980, sentencing him to confinement in the State Penitentiary for a period of not less than five or more than eighteen years. This order followed a jury verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree.

Defendant's sole allegation is that the trial court committed reversible error when it denied his motion for a new trial based on his absence...

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