Opinion ID: 1214314
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Mr William Congleton and Officer Tim Goheen

Text: With regard to Mr. Congleton and Officer Tim Goheen's testimony concerning the brandishing incident, we have only required the admission of offered evidence of violent acts against third parties where self-defense is relied upon and there is evidence showing or tending to show, that the deceased was at the time of the killing, making a murderous attack upon the defendant. Syl. Pt. 2, in part, State v. Louk, 171 W.Va. 639, 301 S.E.2d 596 (1983). In syllabus point one of State v. Collins, 154 W.Va. 771, 180 S.E.2d 54 (1971), this Court held: When in a prosecution for murder the defendant relies upon self-defense to excuse the homicide and the evidence does not show or tend to show that the defendant was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed the deceased, the defendant will not be permitted to prove that the deceased was of dangerous, violent and quarrelsome character or reputation. See State v. Smith, 198 W.Va. 441, 481 S.E.2d 747 (1996). D.