Legal Opinion

State v. Goode

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided June 16, 2009No. COA08-1145PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEASLEY, Judge.

Victoria Graham Goode (Defendant) appeals from judgment entered on her convictions of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. We find no error.

The evidence shows the following: Defendant was involved in a romantic relationship with Tanya Mattison (Mattison) for seven years. They lived together approximately four to five years. Defendant discovered in early 2007 that Mattison had cheated on her with Veronica Malone (Malone), but the couple agreed to stay together. However, on the morning of 1 July 2007, Mattison informed Defendant that she was terminating the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. OdomSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  3. United States v. Milton L. McCaskillCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
  4. State v. WalkerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
  5. State v. HarbisonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. MareadyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2010
  2. State v. HolderCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2012
  3. State v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2012
  4. State v. GoodeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2009
  5. State v. GreenfieldCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2018

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