Legal Opinion
State v. Leazer
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided December 21, 2000No. 175PA00PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Justice.
On 21 May 1996 Steven Clarence Leazer (defendant) was indicted for the murder of Bobby Ray Holloman (Holloman). Defendant was tried capitally at the 2 December 1996 Criminal Session of Superior Court, Wake County. The jury found defendant guilty of first-dégree murder on the basis of malice, premeditation, and deliberation. Following a capital sentencing proceeding, the jury recommended a sentence of life imprisonment without parole, and the trial court entered judgment in accordance with that recommendation.
On appeal to the Court of Appeals, defendant argued the state had…
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