STATE v. RYGH

No. 26195.

524 S.E.2d 447 (1999)

206 W.Va. 295

STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff below, Appellee, v. Casey RYGH, Defendant below, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided December 3, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrell V. McGraw, Jr., Esq., Attorney General, David P. Cleek, Esq., Senior Deputy Attorney General, Charleston, West Virginia, Attorneys for Appellee.

Todd A. Mount, Esq., L. Scott Briscoe, Esq., Shaffer & Shaffer, Madison, West Virginia, Attorney for Appellant.


STARCHER, Chief Justice:

This is a murder case where the circuit court allowed the appellant's juvenile justice records to be obtained and used by the prosecution against the appellant. We conclude that because the records were used for purpose of impeachment during the cross-examination of a witness for the appellant, the circuit court did not err. We affirm the appellant's conviction.

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