Legal Opinion

State v. Fullwood

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided November 3, 1988No. 37A86PublishedCited by 84 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WHICHARD, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of first degree murder and felonious breaking or entering. The jury recommended the death sentence for the murder, and the trial court sentenced accordingly. It also sentenced defendant to ten years in prison for the breaking or entering. We find no error.

The State’s evidence, in pertinent summary, showed the following:

Defendant and Deidre Waters had dated for approximately three and one-half years. They had a child, Michelle, born on 14 April 1984, and moved into an apartment together in August 1984. In early March 1985, defendant and Deidre had an…

2Cases cited73 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by84 opinions

  1. State v. RoseSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994
  2. State v. ArtisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1989
  3. State v. GolphinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2000
  4. State v. SyrianiSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1993
  5. State v. BaconSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994

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