STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 13569.

230 S.E.2d 742 (1976)

STATE of West Virginia v. Donald Shelton WILLIAMS.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

December 21, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anderson & Sines, F. Alfred Sines, Jr., Beckley, for plaintiff-in-error.

Chauncey H. Browning, Jr., Atty. Gen., Fredric J. George, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, for defendant-in-error.


BERRY, Chief Justice:

The appellant, Donald Shelton Williams, was tried, found guilty and convicted in the Circuit Court of Raleigh County of the offense of transferring lysergic acid diethylamide (commonly referred to as LSD), in violation of the West Virginia Controlled Substances Act. The appellant now assails his conviction on the ground that it was tainted by newspaper publicity during the course of his trial.

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