State v. McCollum

MITCHELL, Justice.

The defendants, Henry Lee McCollum and Leon Brown, were tried upon separate bills of indictment charging each of them with the first degree murder and first degree rape of Sabrina Buie. *558They were tried jointly during the 8 October 1984 Criminal Session of Superior Court for Robeson County. The jury returned verdicts finding each defendant guilty of both crimes as charged. The jury found each defendant guilty of first degree murder on both the theory of premeditation and deliberation and the felony murder theory. After a sentencing hearing, the jury recommended a sentence of…