Legal Opinion

State v. Clodfelter

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided March 16, 2010No. COA09-356PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ELMORE, Judge.

Dwight Anthony Clodfelter (defendant Clodfelter) and James ■ Kevin Jessup (defendant Jessup) appeal from their convictions for first degree murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and two counts of larceny of a firearm. Both were sentenced to a term of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

On 27 September 2005, Kimberly Alan Tuttle was murdered in his home when three men broke into his home to steal firearms he kept there. The three men were eventually identified as defendant Clodfelter, defendant Jessup, and Marcus Bowen. Details of the incident, particularly…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Missouri v. SeibertSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. State v. BraswellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  5. State v. GolphinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2000

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. FaulkCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2017
  2. State v. ClodfelterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2010
  3. State v. LocklearCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2026

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