Call v. Branker

Eric Lawrence Call was convicted by a North Carolina jury of the capital murder, kidnapping, and robbery of Macedonio Hernandez Gervacio (“Macedonio”), and of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill Gabriel Gervacio (“Gabriel”), in a failed attempt to eliminate Gabriel as a potential witness to Macedonio’s murder. 1 Call was sentenced to death for the murder. On appeal, the Supreme Court of North Carolina affirmed the murder conviction but remanded for resentencing on the capital conviction. See State v. Call, 349 N.C. 382, 508 S.E.2d 496 (1998). 2 Call was again sentenced to death.…