State v. Earwood

McCullough, Judge.

Defendant Christopher Quinn Earwood was indicted for first-degree murder of his mother, Lori Earwood, on 31 August 1998. Defendant was tried before The Honorable James R. Vosburg at the 5 February 2001 Criminal Session of Davidson County Superior Court.

At trial, the evidence for the State tended to show that at approximately 1:25 a.m. on 13 August 1998, two officers from the Kannapolis Police Department were sitting in their respective vehicles when defendant approached them. The officers noticed that defendant’s shirt had bloodstains on it. Defendant stated that he had shot…