State v. Quesinberry

WHICHARD, Justice.

Defendant was first tried at the 12 June 1985 Criminal Session of Superior Court, Randolph County. The jury found defendant guilty of first degree murder based on premeditation and deliberation and on the felony murder theory, and of robbery with a dangerous weapon. In the sentencing hearing for the murder conviction, the jury recommended the death sentence. On appeal, this Court found no error in the guilt phase of the trial but vacated the death sentence and remanded for a new sentencing hearing. State v. Quesinberry, 319 N.C. 228, 354 S.E. 2d 446 (1987). The evidence…