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State v. Roache

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided May 7, 2004No. 522A01PublishedCited by 137 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PARKER, Justice.

Defendant Charles Wesley Roache was indicted on 18 October 1999 for the first-degree murders of Earl Phillips, Cora Owens Phillips, Eddie Lewis Phillips, Mitzi Carolyn Blazer Phillips, and Katie Phillips. Defendant was tried capitally and found guilty of first-degree murder based on felony murder alone in the deaths of Earl Phillips and Cora Phillips. Defendant was found guilty of first-degree murder based on premeditation and deliberation and felony murder for the deaths of Eddie Phillips, Mitzi Phillips, and Katie Phillips. Following a capital sentencing proceeding, the jury…

2Cases cited147 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  5. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by137 opinions

  1. State v. GarciaSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2004
  2. State v. AllenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2006
  3. State v. MorganSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2004
  4. State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2004
  5. State v. TaylorSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2008

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