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Date: 04-04-2022
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Judge: Michael D. Lorensen
Court: Circuit Court, Berkeley County, West Virginia
Plaintiff's Attorney: Berkeley District Attorney's Office
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Description: Martinsburg, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree murder.
Richard Dane Small and Joseph Wayne Mason, a/b/a Craccloc were accused of killing 22-year-old Taylor Hawkridge in June 2014.
The case was prosecuted by Delligatti and Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Kinser with help from Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Hassan Rasheed.
See: Herald Mail
Outcome: Defendants were found guilty. In West Virginia, first-degree murder is automatically punishable by life in prison unless a jury recommends mercy, which would make the defendant eligible to apply for parole in 15 years.
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