Casey v. State

The appellant was indicted for first degree murder for the shooting of his wife, Gracie Nell Casey. After a jury trial, he was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to thirty years.

On November 11, 1978, the appellant, an officer with the Greensboro Police Department, drove his wife to a club meeting. After the meeting, as the appellant and his wife were driving home, they began arguing. On their arrival at home, while they were still in the car parked in the driveway, they began to scuffle. The appellant removed his gun from his waist and was placing it under the seat when…