State v. Parker

JOHNSON, Judge.

On 4 November 1991, the Iredell County Grand Jury indicted defendant Norman Ray Parker for the second degree murder of Ms. Wanda Kay Welborn. State’s evidence showed the following: The victim, Ms. Welborn, was twenty-eight years old and lived with her two children. Ms. Welborn’s regular job was at Hunt Manufacturing and Distributing Company but on weekends she also worked as a waitress at Shirin’s Restaurant.

Defendant had been married three times prior to a relationship with Ms. Welborn. At the time of the murder, defendant lived with his parents next to Davis Oil Company on…