Legal Opinion
State v. Davis
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided May 4, 1982No. 60A81PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MITCHELL, Justice.
The defendant assigns error in the admission of his in-culpatory statement to police, and in the refusal of the trial court to submit to the jury the possible verdict of felony murder in the second degree. For the reasons enunciated herein, we find that the defendant received a fair trial, free of prejudicial error.
The evidence for the State at trial tended to show that the body of Mrs. Myrtle Wilder was found in her home at approximately 6:00 p.m. on 16 August 1980. The deceased was found on her bed fully clothed but with her underpants around her knees. An initial…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by150 opinions
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