Legal Opinion
State v. Skipper
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided July 29, 1994No. 122A92PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEYER, Justice.
On 25 August 1990, Ailene Pittman and her grandson Nelson Fipps, Jr., were shot and killed while standing in Ms. Pittman’s front yard. The evidence showed that on 25 August 1990, defendant, Sherman Skipper, and Mark Smith drove to Ms. Pittman’s home. They both had been drinking. Defendant had been dating Ms. Pittman and wanted to talk to her. Mr. Smith was driving defendant’s truck. Defendant and Ms. Pittman talked for fifteen to twenty minutes, standing by the front door to Ms. Pittman’s home. Defendant then went back to the truck, got in, and told Mr. Smith to drive away. Ms.…
2Cases cited152 opinions
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3Cited by124 opinions
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