Legal Opinion
State v. Jackson
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided August 5, 2014No. COA14-140PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STROUD, Judge.
Keith Jackson (“defendant”) appeals from the judgment entered after a Guilford County jury found him guilty of first degree murder. We find no error.
I. Background
Defendant was indicted for murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon on 14 April 2008. The indictments alleged that defendant robbed a Lucky Mart store in High Point on 31 October 2007 and, in doing so, shot and killed Joshua Sweitzer. Defendant pled not guilty and proceeded to jury trial.
During the lunch break on the first day of testimony, defendant escaped from custody of the sheriffs. As he was being led out of the…
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