Legal Opinion

State v. Weeks

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided May 5, 1988No. 777A85PublishedCited by 104 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRYE, Justice.

Defendant brings forward nineteen assignments of error, seven of which involve court rulings concerning jury voir dire. De fendant contends also that the trial court violated his right to due process when it ordered him to submit to a second psychiatric evaluation. He next assigns error to six evidentiary rulings made during the trial. Defendant contends also that the trial court erred by refusing to permit the jury to consider possible verdicts of voluntary manslaughter. Next, he argues that the trial court erred in submitting the possible verdict of first degree murder under…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Hankerson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. State v. WilkersonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978

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3Cited by104 opinions

  1. Hajmm Co. v. House of Raeford Farms, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
  2. State v. BraxtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2000
  3. State v. LawrenceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2000
  4. State v. WhiteSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1995
  5. State v. JenningsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1993

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