State v. Jordan

MEYER, Justice.

Defendant was indicted by a Guilford County grand jury on 14 January 1991 for the murder of Kimella Denise Hewett. Defendant was tried capitally in Superior Court, Guilford County, in August 1991, and the jury returned a verdict finding defendant guilty of first-degree murder. Following a sentencing proceeding conducted pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 15A-2000, the jury recommended a sentence of life imprisonment. In accordance with the jury’s recommendation, Judge Martin sentenced defendant to life imprisonment. Defendant appeals to this Court as of right.

Evidence presented by the…