Legal Opinion

State v. Blankenship

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided September 9, 1994No. 341A92PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EXUM, Chief Justice.

On 16 September 1991, a Wilkes County Grand Jury indicted defendant, Anthony Ray Blankenship, for the first-degree kidnappings and first-degree murders of Galvin Lee Sidden and Garry Patrick Sidden, Jr. Following an order changing venue to Yadkin County, defendant, because he was only 15 years old when the crimes were committed,1 was tried noncapitally at the 22 June 1992 Criminal Session of Superior Court, Yadkin County. On 25 June 1992, the jury returned verdicts finding defendant guilty of each count of first-degree murder under both the theory of premeditation and…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. McKoy v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  5. Lankford v. IdahoSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. State v. BarnesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1997
  2. State v. LucasSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2001
  3. State v. AbrahamSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994
  4. State v. BishopSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1997
  5. State v. MillsapsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2002

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