by Kate Shunney
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals last Wednesday denied an appeal filed by Andy McCauley, Jr. asking for his life sentence for the murder of Riley Crossman to be overturned.
Justices were unanimous in rejecting the three arguments in McCauley’s appeal. Justice Wooten delivered the opinion of the court in a 25-page document. 
Following his conviction at a 2022 trial held in Morgan County, McCauley was sentenced to life without mercy…
