STATE v. LASSITER

No. 17251.

354 S.E.2d 595 (1987)

STATE of West Virginia v. Russell E. LASSITER.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

February 25, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. McWilliams, Public Defender Corp., Second Judicial Circuit, Moundsville, for appellant.

David W. Johnson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, for appellee.


NEELY, Justice:

This is an appeal of a murder conviction from the Circuit Court of Marshall County. The appellant, an inmate in the State Penitentiary, was convicted of the premeditated murder of a fellow inmate, Grant Allen Yates. The jury returned the verdict with a recommendation of mercy. Appellant now assigns four errors. Appellant argues that: (1) the trial court erred in refusing his motion for a change of venue...

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