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STATE v. TEWALT

No. 19-0447.

849 S.E.2d 907 (2020)

STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent, v. Steven TEWALT, Defendant Below, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Filed: October 16, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremy B. Cooper, Esq. , Blackwater Law PLLC, Kingwood, West Virginia, Counsel for Petitioner.

Patrick Morrisey, Esq. , Attorney General, Andrea Nease-Proper, Esq. , Assistant Attorney General, Charleston, West Virginia, Counsel for Respondent.

After Petitioner Steven Tewalt strangled his then-wife Krystal Tewalt in November 2017, he was convicted of one count of strangulation under West Virginia Code § 61-2-9d (2016). At trial, the State was permitted to use evidence of Mrs. Tewalt's prior report of a similar strangulation by Mr. Tewalt in September 2017. On appeal...

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