Legal Opinion

State v. Pope

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided April 6, 2004No. COA03-557PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN, Chief Judge.

Defendants Lorenzo Lee Pope ("Pope") and Demetri Monte Bell ("Bell") were indicted for the first-degree murder of Jimmy *816Battle. A jury convicted both defendants of first-degree murder based on malice, premeditation, and deliberation. The trial court entered judgment in accordance with the verdict and sentenced both defendants to life imprisonment without parole. Defendants appeal. After careful review, we conclude defendants received a fair trial, free of prejudicial error.

The State's evidence at trial tended to show that on the evening of 25 November 2000, defendants were…

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