Legal Opinion

State v. Short

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided July 28, 1988No. 212A86PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MITCHELL, Justice.

The defendants were each convicted by a jury of conspiracy to commit burglary, second-degree burglary, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and first-degree murder. The trial court entered judgments sentencing each defendant to life imprisonment for first-degree murder, fourteen years imprisonment for second-degree burglary and robbery with a dangerous weapon, and three years imprisonment for conspiracy to commit burglary.

On appeal to this Court, the defendants bring forward numerous assignments of error. Because they raise different issues on appeal, we address each defendant’s…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. McDougall v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. State v. OdomSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  3. State v. JacksonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  4. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
  5. State v. WalkerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. State v. StagerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
  2. State v. BarnesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1997
  3. State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
  4. State v. BlizzardCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
  5. State v. PayneSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991

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