Legal Opinion
State v. Harden
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided October 11, 1996No. 427A94PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MITCHELL, Chief Justice.
Defendant was indicted on 18 October 1993 for the first-degree murders of Anthony A. Nobles and John T. Burnette. He was tried capitally at the 5 July 1994 Criminal Session of Superior Court, Mecklenburg County. The jury found defendant guilty of both counts of first-degree murder on the theory of premeditation and deliberation. After a separate capital sentencing proceeding, the jury recommended a sentence of death for each murder, and the trial court sentenced defendant accordingly.
The State’s evidence tended to show inter alia that on 5 October 1993, defendant shot…
2Cases cited56 opinions
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- David W. McKay v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by25 opinions
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