Legal Opinion

State v. Farmer

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided January 8, 1993No. 398A91PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MITCHELL, Justice.

The defendant, Daron Leon Farmer, was tried in a capital trial, and the jury found him guilty of first-degree murder. At a separate sentencing proceeding, pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 15A-2000, the jury recommended a sentence of life imprisonment. The trial court entered judgment accordingly. The defendant appealed to this Court as a matter of right.

The State’s evidence introduced at trial tended to show, inter alia, the following. On 13 November 1989, Norva Martin made arrangements with Margaret Robinson, the victim, to walk together at the Circle Mall. On the following morning,…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. State v. CampbellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2005
  2. State v. SteenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2000
  3. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2002
  4. State v. WaltersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2003
  5. State v. GoodeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1999

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