West Virginia High Court: Cell Data Testimony Was Allowed In Error But Not Harmful

(March 7, 2017, 2:05 PM EST) -- CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Although a police officer improperly testified as a lay witness regarding historical cell site data to support a conviction against a woman for felony murder and conspiracy to commit robbery, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals held March 2 that the testimony did not create a prejudicial impact on the jury’s finding (State of West Virginia v. Tulsa Johnson, No. 16-0265, W.Va. Sup.; 2017 W. Va. LEXIS 120)....

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