Legal Opinion

State v. Latham

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided May 6, 2003No. COA02-595PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

HUNTER, Judge.

Virgil Glenn Latham (“defendant”) appeals from a first degree murder conviction, whereby he was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. For the reasons stated herein, we find no error.

The State’s evidence at trial tended to show that decedent, •Wylene Little (“Wylene”), was killed as the result of a gunshot wound to the head, and that the gun was fired by defendant. The shooting occurred on the day that Wylene asked defendant to move out. At trial, defendant claimed the shooting was the result of an accident. Defendant alleged that he took his gun from…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. Milton L. McCaskillCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
  2. State v. CoffeySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1990
  3. State v. SyrianiSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1993
  4. State v. StagerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
  5. State v. BraxtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2000

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