Legal Opinion
State v. Morgan
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided December 3, 2004No. 182A00PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMUNDS, Justice.
On 5 January 1998, defendant James Lewis Morgan was indicted for the murder of Patrina Lynette King (King). He was convicted of first-degree murder on the basis of premeditation and deliberation. Following a capital sentencing proceeding, the jury recommended a sentence of death, and the trial court entered judgment accordingly.
The State’s evidence at trial showed that defendant and his nephew, Kenneth Cato (Cato), were living at 13 Ridge Street in Asheville. On the evening of 25 November 1997, Cato arrived home around midnight to find defendant and King sitting in the living…
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