Legal Opinion
State v. Hayes
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided October 1, 1985No. 542A82PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEYER, Justice.
On Sunday, 13 December 1981, Thomas Greer, age 81, and his wife, Clara Greer, age 76, operated their small country store at Boomer in Wilkes County, North Carolina, as they had done for some 42 years. Mr. and Mrs. Greer lived in a house located behind and near their store. At approximately 8:30 p.m., they closed the store and went to their house. They went to bed around 9:00 p.m. and shortly thereafter, at approximately 9:15 p.m., someone knocked on the door. Mrs. Greer answered the door and talked to the caller, who was a black man, at the door but refused to let him come in…
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3Cited by96 opinions
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