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STATE v. WELKER

No. 17128.

357 S.E.2d 240 (1987)

STATE of West Virginia v. Diana L. WELKER.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Rehearing Denied June 3, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dina M. Mohler, Asst. Pros. Atty., for appellant.

Roger P. Forman, Michael Crane, Charleston, for appellee.

NEELY, Justice:

On 25 April 1985, a Cabell County jury convicted Diana Welker of the premeditated murder of her four-year-old daughter Patricia. On appeal Mrs. Welker raises several assignments of error. Because we find three of Mrs. Welker's assignments meritorious, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

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At about 7:30 p.m. on 15 February 1984, Mrs. Welker and her live-in boyfriend, David Adkins, reported the disappearance of four-year-old Patricia...

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