State v. Weddington

MITCHELL, Justice.

The defendant was tried upon a true bill of indictment charging him with the murder of Irma Smith. A jury found the defendant guilty of first degree murder. After a capital sentencing proceeding pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 15A-2000, the same jury recommended a sentence of life imprisonment. The trial court then entered judgment sentencing the defendant to life imprisonment, and the defendant appealed to this Court as a matter of right.

The defendant argues on appeal that the trial court erred by allowing the complete testimony of the State’s key witness to be read to the jury…