STATE v. SIMMONS

No. 15623.

301 S.E.2d 812 (1983)

STATE of West Virginia v. William M. SIMMONS.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

March 30, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Micheal L. Harper, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, James F. Cain, Pros. Atty., Elkins, for appellee.

Gregory J. Campbell, Charleston, for appellant.


PER CURIAM:

William M. Simmons appeals from a final order of the Circuit Court of Randolph County which denied his motion for a new trial, following his conviction by a jury for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. We conclude that the trial court should have excused a prospective juror who was the sister of a correctional officer, and reverse the circuit court.

During voir dire of the jury panel, juror Debra Johnson disclosed that her brother...

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