Legal Opinion
State v. Benson
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided October 6, 1988No. 124A86PublishedCited by 375 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Justice.
Defendant entered pleas of guilty to armed robbery and to murder in the first degree based upon the felony murder doctrine. After a sentencing hearing, defendant was sentenced to death on the murder charge, and judgment was arrested on the armed robbery charge. We determine the sentence of death to be disproportionate and therefore sentence defendant to life imprisonment.
The evidence, stated in summary, showed that on 20 August 1985, Melvin Richard LaVecchia worked as the kitchen manager at Po’ Folks Restaurant in Jacksonville. He was required to make the night deposit of the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Mills v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- McDougall v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by375 opinions
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