Monday, May 20 2013 7:10 PM EDT2013-05-20 23:10:53 GMT
There's already been one close call in Arden when three people were stranded in the Tygart Valley River, and the Barbour County Sheriff's Department hopes that's as bad as it gets this year.
There's already been one close call in Arden when three people were stranded in the Tygart Valley River, and the Barbour County Sheriff's Department hopes that's as bad as it gets this year.
Monday, May 20 2013 5:29 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:29:20 GMT
A weather disturbance lifts out this evening, so any shower or storm activity should end after dark. Lows tonight will fall into the lower 60s, some patchy fog can be expected. Tuesday, warm and humid
Monday, May 20 2013 5:25 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:25:27 GMT
A thunderstorm that came through the area left residents with flood waters rushing into their homes.
A thunderstorm that came through the area left residents with flood waters rushing into their homes.
The West Virginia Supreme Court reversed Julia Surbaugh's murder conviction and life sentence without mercy and remanded the case back to the circuit court for a new trial.
Surbaugh was facing a life sentence for the first degree murder of her husband Michael Surbaugh. She was indicted by Webster County in January 2010 and convicted in May 2010. At trial, the state theorized that the shooting was the result of Mr. Surbaugh's intention to leave his wife to be with his girlfriend, a co-worker.
The Supreme Court ruled that the trial judge should have allowed a jury instruction on Surbaugh's good character. "The instructional error is sufficient enough to warrant a reversal of the conviction and a remand for a new trial" states the Supreme Court opinion issued Tuesday.
Surbaugh's defense attorney, Richard Lorensen, argued that Surbaugh's good character was uncontested and integral to her defense.
The Supreme Court granted Surbaugh a new trial. A date has not been set.
You can read more about the Supreme Court ruling by clicking here.
Julia Surbaugh
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