State v. Lathan
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from judgment entered 24 April 1998 by Judge Sanford Steelman in Richmond County Superior Court. Heard in the Court of Appeals 16 February 2000.
1Opinion of the Court
EDMUNDS, Judge.
Defendant Terry Franklin Lathan appeals his conviction of second-degree murder. We find no error.
At approximately 12:15 a.m. on 13 July 1996, the Hoffman Fire and Rescue unit received a call reporting a shooting. When volunteers arrived at the scene, defendant was standing beside his truck; his girlfriend, Lisa Barber, was dead inside the truck. When asked what happened, defendant stated: “I accidentally shot her. We were messing around with guns, and she reached for the barrel of the gun, and when she pulled it the gun went off.” The body was slumped over in the passenger side…
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