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STATE v. ECHARD

No. 14521.

280 S.E.2d 724 (1981)

STATE of West Virginia v. Carl O'Dell ECHARD.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

July 29, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Bush, Parkersburg, for plaintiff in error.

Chauncey H. Browning, Jr., Atty. Gen., Paula Dean Maas, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, for defendant in error.

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal by Carl O'Dell Echard from an order of the Circuit Court of Wood County sentencing him as a recidivist to life in the penitentiary. Among other points, the appellant asserts that the circuit court erred in failing to order a mental examination to determine his competency to stand trial. We agree, and we reverse the judgment of the circuit court.

The appellant was charged with armed robbery during the April 1978 term of the Circuit...

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