Legal Opinion

State v. Kirkley

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided May 3, 1983No. 155A81PublishedCited by 124 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*205COPELAND, Justice.

Defendant brings forward numerous assignments of error which he contends require a new trial for these crimes, or a new sentencing hearing for the murder convictions, or both. We disagree as to the defendant’s arguments for a new trial and affirm his convictions but we conclude that he is entitled to a new sentencing hearing.

Guilt Phase

I

Defendant contends that he was deprived of his right to life without due process of the law and that he was deprived of right to trial by jury because seven potential jurors were struck for cause upon the State’s challenge for cause, due to…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979

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3Cited by124 opinions

  1. State v. JacksonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
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  3. State v. HillSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
  4. State v. ArtisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1989
  5. State v. BeySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988

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