State v. Ray

McCullough, Judge.

Defendant Andra Vencenta Ray was tried before a jury at the 7 February 2000 Criminal Session of Harnett County Superior Court after being charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree kidnapping, and one count of robbery with a dangerous weapon. Evidence for the State showed that around 3:00 p.m. on the afternoon of 10 December 1998, Carolina Power and Light (CP&L) employees Larry Whitley and Ronnie Fincher were traveling north on *139MacArthur Road in Harnett County when Whitley saw a red pickup truck stopped in the middle of the road facing north. As…