by Kate Shunney
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on Monday rejected an appeal by Erick Shute of his conviction in July 2018 for three counts of murder and several other felonies in Morgan County. Justices also denied Shute’s argument that the Morgan County Circuit Court and Circuit Judge Steven Redding erred in sentencing him to consecutive life sentences without mercy for the 2016 crimes.
Shute was convicted by a Morgan County jury for…
