Legal Opinion
State v. Nicholson
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided February 1, 2002No. 564A99PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Justice.
On 11 September 1997 Abner Ray Nicholson (defendant) was indicted for the first-degree murders of his wife, Gloria Brown Nicholson (Mrs. Nicholson), and the Sharpsburg Police Department Chief of Police, Willard Wayne Hathaway (Chief Hathaway). Defendant was also indicted for the attempted first-degree murder of Mrs. Nicholson’s stepfather, Marvin Roscoe Badger (Badger). Defendant was tried capitally at the 25 October 1999 Criminal Session of Superior Court, Wilson County. The jury found defendant guilty of each count of first-degree murder and not guilty of attempted…
2Cases cited135 opinions
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