Legal Opinion
State v. Garcell
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided March 20, 2009No. 465A06PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRADY, Justice.
On 22 June 2004, defendant Ryan Gabriel Garcell robbed seventy-one year old Margaret Hutchins Bennick (Mrs. Bennick or victim) in her residence with the use of a firearm and then strangled her to death. On 30 March 2006, a Rutherford County jury declared defendant guilty of first-degree murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon. Defendant was sentenced to death for the first-degree murder. After reviewing the record and arguments of counsel, we find no error in defendant’s convictions or sentences.
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
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2Cases cited106 opinions
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- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by48 opinions
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