Legal Opinion

State v. McNeil

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided February 9, 1989No. 37A87PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WHICHARD, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of two counts of first degree murder on the basis of premeditation and deliberation and under the felony murder rule. The court submitted and the jury found three aggravating circumstances in the murder of Elizabeth Stallings: defendant previously had been convicted of a felony involving the use of violence to the person, the murder took place during the commission of robbery with a firearm, and the murder was especially heinous, atrocious or cruel. The court submitted and the jury found two aggravating circumstances in the murder of Deborah Fore:…

2Cases cited54 opinions

  1. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Lockhart v. McCreeSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Booth v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Mills v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. State v. DiFriscoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1994
  2. State v. ArtisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1989
  3. State v. GreenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994
  4. State v. SyrianiSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1993
  5. State v. BaconSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994

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