161 W. Va. 382 - Fields v. Whyte’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
December 1981
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 158 W. Va. 647 - State Ex Rel. Grob v. Blair · 143 W. Va. 325 - State Ex. Rel. McGilton v. Adams
Most-quoted passages
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““The defendant has a right under Article III, Section 14 of the West Virginia Constitution to be present at all critical stages in the criminal proceeding; and when he is not, the State is required to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that what transpired in his absence was harmless.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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