Judge reviewing motions for possible new trial in Cupp case
PARKERSBURG – A Wood County Circuit Court judge is reviewing a motion for a new trial in a case where a woman was originally found guilty of second-degree murder, but a juror was believed to have personal connections to people involved in the case after the verdict was rendered. Judge Robert Waters is reviewing the motion as well as the state’s response in the case of Barbara Cupp. A representative of his office said Tuesday the judge has not made a ruling yet and the matter had not been set for a hearing. Cupp, 33, was originally found guilty on March 27 of the March 2025 ...
