Legal Opinion
State v. Alston
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided September 8, 1995No. 416A92PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAKE, Justice.
The defendant was indicted on 28 May 1991 for the first-degree murder of Pamela Renee Perry. The defendant was tried capitally, and the jury found the defendant guilty of first-degree murder on the theory of premeditation and deliberation. Following a sentencing proceeding pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 15A-2000, the jury recommended that defendant be sentenced to death. For the reasons discussed herein, we conclude that the jury selection and the guilt and sentencing phases of defendant’s trial were free from prejudicial error, and that the sentence of death is not disproportionate.
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