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STATE v. McCOY

No. 32860.

632 S.E.2d 70 (2006)

219 W.Va. 130

STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Appellee, v. Earl Ray McCOY, Jr., Defendant Below, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided May 24, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Spurlock, Huntington, Attorney for Appellant.

Darrell V. McGraw, Jr., Attorney General, Barbara H. Allen, Managing Deputy Attorney General, Charleston, Attorneys for Appellee.

DAVIS, Chief Justice:

Earl Ray McCoy, Jr. (hereinafter referred to as "Mr. McCoy") appeals an order of the Circuit Court of Lincoln County sentencing him to life in prison, with mercy. Here, Mr. McCoy seeks a new trial based upon the trial court's rulings: (1) preventing him from putting on the defense of self-defense, (2) excluding insanity defense lay witness testimony, (3) allowing improper impeachment, (4) improperly shifting the burden of proof on the insanity...

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