Legal Opinion
Stevens v. North Carolina
District Court, W.D. North Carolina
Decided July 16, 1986No. C-C-84-001-M. Misc. No. 19 (C-C-86-335-M)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
McMILLAN, District Judge.
Byron Stevens is serving a life sentence for the first-degree murder of Amos Belk. On June 6, 1976, there was a fire at the home he was sharing with Belk. Belk was burned severely, petitioner slightly. Both were taken to the hospital. Belk died at the hospital on July 3, 1976. Petitioner was indicted, tried, and convicted for the murder. Crucial evidence in the trial was Belk’s dying declaration implicating petitioner. In 1978 the North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed petitioner’s conviction. State v. Stevens, 295 N.C. 21, 243 S.E.2d 771. Since that time, he has…
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