State v. Wiley

MARTIN, Justice.

On 3 November 1997 Keith Dedrick Wiley (defendant) was indicted for the first-degree murder of George Richard “Richie” Futrelle, II (Futrelle or the victim). Defendant was tried capitally at the 10 May 1999 session of Superior Court, New Hanover County, and on 25 May 1999, the jury found defendant guilty of first-degree murder based on malice, premeditation, and deliberation and under the felony rnurder rule. Following a capital sentencing proceeding, the jury recommended a sentence of death for the first-degree murder conviction, and the trial court entered judgment in…