Legal Opinion

State v. Swindler

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided March 17, 1998No. COA97-13PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEWIS, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder. We find no error.

Shortly after 8:00 p.m. on the night of 27 October 1992, Mary Moore Keck heard gunshots and called 911. Several people rushed to the scene to find Joe Daniel Moore, the husband of Mary Moore Keck, lying on the sidewalk with four fatal gunshot wounds.

Four witnesses saw two black men running from the scene of the shooting. Joyce Brown positively identified defendant as one of the men she saw running from the scene. Ms. Brown heard the gunshots from inside her house, and moments later saw defendant pass within six feet…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Barber v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. State v. CovingtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
  5. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. NoblesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2003
  2. Hines v. YatesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
  3. State v. MontfordCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2000
  4. State v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2010
  5. State v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008

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