STATE v. EYE

No. 17126.

355 S.E.2d 921 (1987)

STATE of West Virginia v. Wesley Allen EYE.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

April 1, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven M. Askin, Askin, Pill, Scales & Burke, Martinsburg, for appellant.

Charles Brown, Atty. Gen., David Johnson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, for appellee.


BROTHERTON, Justice:

This is an appeal from a jury verdict of the Circuit Court of Pendleton County finding the appellant, Wesley Eye, guilty of burglary, grand larceny, arson, arson with intent to defraud an insurer, and four counts of conspiracy to commit the above offenses. Upon review, we reverse due to prejudicial joinder of offenses and remand to the trial court.

Wesley Eye allegedly was a member of a small gang of local thieves. The investigation into...

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