Legal Opinion

State v. Fullwood

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 12, 1991No. 37A86PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MITCHELL, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of felonious breaking and entering and of the first degree murder of Deidre Waters. He was sentenced to a term of imprisonment for breaking and entering and to death for first degree murder. On appeal, this Court found no error in the defendant’s trial or sentencing and upheld the sentences imposed. State v. Fullwood, 323 N.C. 371, 373 S.E.2d 518 (1988). Subsequently, the Supreme Court of the United States vacated the judgment and remanded the case to this Court for further consideration in light of McKoy v. North Carolina, 494 U.S. 433, 108 L.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. McKoy v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. State v. SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  3. State v. PowellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  4. State v. EarnhardtSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
  5. State v. VauseSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. State v. RoseSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994
  2. State v. SyrianiSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1993
  3. State v. BaconSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994
  4. Michael Lee Fullwood v. R.C. Lee, Warden of Central Prison, Raleigh, North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
  5. State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994

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