Legal Opinion
State v. Powell
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided July 28, 1995No. 190A93PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WHICHARD, Justice.
Defendant was convicted of the first-degree murder of Mary Gladden, an employee of The Pantry on Charles Road in Shelby, and sentenced to death. He appeals from his conviction and sentence. We conclude that defendant received a fair trial, free of prejudicial error, and that the sentence of death is not disproportionate.
The State’s evidence tended to show that the victim was killed on 31 October 1991 while on duty at The Pantry. Scott Truelove testified that he bought five dollars’ worth of gasoline there between 3:15 and 3:30 a.m. on 31 October. At the counter he stood near…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Simmons v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- McDougall v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- State v. BensonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1988
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3Cited by26 opinions
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