State v. Hollifield
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
ELMORE, Judge.
Defendant Shawn C. Hollifield appeals from judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of second degree murder. On appeal, defendant contends the trial court erred by informing the jury that co-defendant Savannah Rose Walker had already been convicted of second degree murder; by instructing the jury on the State's acting-in-concert theory of guilt, which defendant argues was not supported by the evidence; and by sentencing defendant for second degree murder as a Class B1 offense, where the jury rendered a general verdict without specifying which type of malice it…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. LawrenceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2012
- State v. BraswellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
- State v. HardySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
- State v. JoynerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
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