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STATE v. KNOTTS

No. 20522.

421 S.E.2d 917 (1992)

187 W.Va. 795

STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Appellee, v. Richard A. KNOTTS, Defendant Below, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided July 23, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joanna I. Tabit, Deputy Atty. Gen., Charleston, for appellee.

Daniel R. James, James E. Smith, II, Barr & James, Keyser, for appellant.

WORKMAN, Justice:

This case is before the Court upon a December 18, 1990, final order of the Circuit Court of Preston County sentencing the appellant, Richard A. Knotts, to life imprisonment without mercy. The sentence was based on a November 29, 1990, jury conviction for first degree murder. The appellant alleges that the trial court erred 1) in disallowing the appellant's and State's instructions relative to self-defense...

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