Legal Opinion
State v. Daughtry
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided July 28, 1995No. 412A93PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WHICHARD, Justice.
Defendant was convicted of the first-degree murder of Jennifer Narron, his former girlfriend, and sentenced to death. He appeals from his conviction and sentence. We conclude that defendant received a fair trial, free of prejudicial error, and that the sentence of death is not disproportionate.
The State’s evidence tended to show that the victim was killed on 9 April 1992. At that time she was living with her boyfriend, Michael Hopkins, in his Smithfield apartment. Hopkins testified that he last saw the victim alive at about 4:00 p.m., just before he went to bed. When he…
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