State v. Jordan

WALKER, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder and attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon. He was subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment without parole on the murder conviction and to a consecutive prison term of not less than 66 months and not greater than 89 months for the attempted robbery conviction.

*238The State’s evidence at trial tended to show the following: On the evening of 4 March 1995, Aaron Poole (the victim) was in his apartment on Hawkins Street in Raleigh with his younger brother, Lamont Gurley (Gurley), and a friend, Jeremiah Cannon (Cannon). The victim’s…