State v. Thomas

ORDER

This case was heard 11 May 1989 on defendant’s appeal from judgments imposing a sentence of death for first degree murder and a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment for first degree sexual offense, entered at the 6 July 1987 criminal session of Superior Court, WAKE County, Farmer, J„ presiding.

One issue raised on appeal is whether certain concessions by defendant’s attorney of defendant’s guilt before the trial jury denied defendant the effective assistance of counsel.

Defendant was indicted on charges of first degree murder, first degree sexual offense, and robbery of Teresa Ann West,…