State v. Mitchell

FRYE, Justice.

Defendant, Elroy Mitchell, was indicted for first-degree murder and common law robbery. He was tried capitally. The jury found defendant guilty of common law robbery and of first-degree murder under theories of premeditation and deliberation and felony murder. After a capital sentencing proceeding conducted pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 15A-2000, the jury recommended and the trial judge imposed a sentence of life imprisonment for the first-degree murder conviction. The judge also sentenced defendant to ten years’ imprisonment for the robbery conviction.

Defendant makes eight arguments…