State v. Thompson

BECTON, Judge.

I

The issues on appeal relate to: (a) the admission of, and emphasis placed on, a confession by defendant; (b) the sufficiency of the evidence; (c) the court’s findings of aggravating factors; and (d) newly discovered evidence as set forth in defendant’s motion for appropriate relief. For the reasons that follow, we find no error in the trial.

II

At approximately 3:00 a.m. on 19 January 1982, four employees of Darryl’s Restaurant in Winston-Salem were leaving work when they encountered two men wearing stocking masks over their heads. One of the two men was approximately four inches…