State v. Thomas

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

Defendant Jesse Lee Thomas appeals from a judgment entered upon his conviction of first-degree murder. For the reasons hereinafter articulated, we find that no prejudicial error occurred in the proceedings below and uphold defendant’s conviction.

Pertinent factual and procedural background is as follows: Defendant was originally indicted for murder in the first degree of Debra Ann Proctor on 20 February 1989. In May of 1990, defendant was tried capitally, convicted, and sentenced to death. Defendant appealed, and the North Carolina Supreme Court overturned the conviction…