STATE v. SKIDMORE

No. 101581.

718 S.E.2d 516 (2011)

STATE of West Virginia, Respondent v. Ben Chase SKIDMORE, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided November 10, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond H. Yackel, Esquire , Morgantown, WV, for Petitioner.

Darrell V. McGraw, Jr. , Attorney General, Benjamin F. Yancey, III , Assistant Attorney General, Charleston, WV, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM:

The present appeal follows a bifurcated trial in which the defendant, Ben Chase Skidmore (hereinafter "defendant"), was found guilty of first degree murder without a recommendation of mercy. The undisputed evidence presented during the trial established that the defendant killed Steve Yarborough by repeatedly striking him with a hammer.

The defendant raises two errors in this appeal: (1) the circuit court erred by permitting the State to introduce...

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