Legal Opinion
State v. Raines
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided December 7, 2007No. 211A06PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRADY, Justice.
Defendant William Henry Raines was found guilty by a jury on 6 September 2005 of the first-degree murders of Phillip Lester Holder 1 and Pamela Kay Holder and robbery with a dangerous weapon of Phillip Holder. Defendant was sentenced to death for the first-degree murders. We find no error in defendant’s convictions or sentences.
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The Henderson County Grand Jury returned a true bill of indictment on 21 January 2003 charging defendant with robbery with a dangerous weapon and two superseding true bills of indictment on 17 March 2003 charging defendant with the…
2Cases cited61 opinions
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