Legal Opinion
State v. Taylor
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided December 12, 2008No. 719A05PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Justice.
On 12 January 2004, Eddie Lamar Taylor (defendant) was indicted for the murder of Talmadge “Mitch” Joseph Faciane, Jr. (Mr. Faciane or the victim). Defendant was also indicted for two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon, one count of conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon, one count of attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, and three counts of first-degree kidnapping. Defendant was tried capitally at the 25 July 2005 session of Superior Court, Harnett County.
On 17 August 2005, a unanimous jury found defendant guilty of first-degree murder on the basis…
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