Legal Opinion

State v. Crandell

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 30, 1988No. 288A87PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MITCHELL, Justice.

The defendant, Richard Crandell, was convicted of the first degree murder of Lenora Moore. Because there was no evidence of aggravating factors, the trial court sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment. In his appeal to this Court, the defendant brings forward numerous assignments of error concerning the guilt-innocence phase of his trial. Having considered the entire record and each of the defendant’s assignments of error, we detect no error in the defendant’s trial.

The State’s evidence at trial tended to show, inter alia, that the defendant frequently lived with his…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Ake v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. WhiteSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1995
  2. State v. SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
  3. State v. ThomasSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
  4. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994
  5. State v. WigginsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1993

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