Legal Opinion

State v. Bunch

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided April 21, 2009No. COA08-558PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*439JACKSON, Judge.

Kyle Jaron Bunch (“defendant”) appeals his 20 September 2006 conviction of first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon. For the reasons stated below, we hold any error harmless.

On 1 March 2004, three African-American men dressed in black and wearing black fabric masks over their faces entered a home occupied by James Arthur “Art” Bowen (“Bowen”), Richard Preston Hewlin, Jr., and Brian Jarrod Pender (“Pender”). One of the intruders had a handgun and another had a shotgun. The intruders ordered the men down and to surrender any cell phones or cash. One intruder…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. BunchSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2010
  2. State v. BoderickCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2018
  3. State v. BunchSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2010
  4. State v. BunchCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009
  5. State v. DeanCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2025

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