State v. Whittington

JOHN, Judge.

Sammy L. Whittington ("defendant") appeals the trial court's judgment entered upon his conviction by a jury of second degree murder. For the reasons discussed herein, we hold that defendant received a trial free of prejudicial error.

The State's evidence presented at trial tends to show the following: In March 2003, defendant lived in Spring Lake, North Carolina, with his wife, Patricia Whittington ("Patricia"), and his son, Jamel Whittington ("Jamel"). On the night of 21 March 2003, defendant returned home from work and began arguing with Patricia over a bill. During the argument,…