STATE v. STEELE

No. 16804.

359 S.E.2d 558 (1987)

STATE of West Virginia v. Cora Lynn STEELE.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Rehearing Denied July 16, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Silas B. Taylor, Deputy Atty. Gen., Dave Johnson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Arthur T. Ciccarello, Brickford Y. Brown, Charleston, for appellee.


MILLER, Justice:

Cora Lynn Steele was convicted of first degree murder and third degree arson by a Raleigh County jury on March 1, 1984. Upon appeal, she urges three principal grounds for reversal. First, she contends that prejudice resulted when a courtroom observer played a tape recording of in-court testimony to two State witnesses in violation of a witness sequestration order. Second, she alleges that her theory of...

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