State v. McClain

STEELMAN, Judge.

Defendant, Robert Lewis McClain, appeals his conviction for first-degree murder. For the reasons discussed herein, we affirm the trial court.

The evidence at trial tended to show that defendant was mildly mentally retarded. At the time of the murder, defendant worked at TPI Commissary warehouse in Charlotte, with the victim, David Evans. The two men worked as a team, as order pullers. Defendant’s responsibilities included reading orders, which contained information as to the description of the item, its number, quantity, and loca-' tion in the warehouse. Defendant would locate…