State v. Warren

FRYE, Justice.

Defendant challenges the process of death qualifying the jury and assigns as error the trial court’s denial of his motion for a separate trial jury and a separate sentencing jury. This Court has consistently rejected defendant’s contentions. See State v. Kirkley, 308 N.C. 196, 302 S.E. 2d 144 (1983) and cases cited therein. See also State v. Jackson, 309 N.C. 26, 30 n. 1, — S.E. 2d —, — (1983), where we noted:

Attention is called to Jones v. Barnes, — U.S. —, — L.Ed. 2d — (filed 5 July 1983), in which the Court held that defense counsel assigned to prosecute an appeal from a…