Legal Opinion
State v. Warren
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided April 6, 1976No. 14PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
223 S.E.2d 317 (1976)
289 N.C. 551
STATE of North Carolina
v.
Willard WARREN, Jr.
No. 14.
Supreme Court of North Carolina.
April 6, 1976.
Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten, Raleigh, and Associate Atty. Jack Cozort for the State.
Creighton W. Sossomon, Sylva, for defendant-appellant.
MOORE, Justice.
In every case where a death sentence has been pronounced, it is the practice of this Court to carefully review the entire record to determine if prejudicial error appears. If such error does appear, even though not assigned by defendant, in capital cases we take cognizance of the error ex mero motu. In present…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- State v. GoinesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
- State v. BryantSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
- State v. CaseSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1960
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- State v. SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
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