Legal Opinion
State v. Braxton
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided July 13, 2000No. 2A98PublishedCited by 187 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Justice.
Defendant Michael Jerome Braxton was indicted on 30 September 1996 for first-degree murder in the killing of victim Dwayne Maurice Caldwell. Defendant was tried capitally and found guilty of first-degree murder on the basis of premeditation and deliberation. Following a capital sentencing proceeding, the jury recommended the sentence of death for the murder; and the trial court entered judgment accordingly.
The State’s evidence at trial tended to show that in August of 1996 defendant and the victim were both inmates in block A of unit 4 at Caledonia Correctional Center…
2Cases cited126 opinions
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