State v. Jones

FRYE, Justice.

Defendant was indicted for the first-degree murder of Carolyn Britt. He was tried noncapitally by a jury, found guilty as charged, and sentenced to a mandatory term of life imprisonment. Defendant appealed to this Court asserting six assignments of error. We find no reversible error.

The evidence presented at trial tended to show the following facts and circumstances. Defendant lived in Red Springs with his girlfriend of fifteen years, Patricia Strickland, and their son, Adolph Strickland. In addition, defendant was involved in an ongoing intimate relationship with Carolyn Britt.

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