Legal Opinion

State v. Coker

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 7, 1989No. 298A88PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEYER, Justice.

Defendant’s case was consolidated for trial with that of his codefendant, Ralph Harvey Barfield. The cases were tried as non-capital cases. Both defendants pled not guilty; however, after trial *687to a jury, defendant Bill Vester Coker was found guilty as charged and Barfield was acquitted. Defendant received the mandatory life term. In his appeal to this Court, defendant brings forward only one assignment of error. We have performed a careful and thorough review of the record, and we conclude that this assignment of error should be overruled and that defendant received a fair…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. MillerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1988
  2. State v. KivettSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1988
  3. Jones v. JonesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  4. State v. WallerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. WillisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1992
  2. State v. WigginsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1993

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