Legal Opinion

State v. Squires

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided November 7, 2003No. 428A00PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PARKER, Justice.

On 27 July 1998 defendant Mark Lorenzo Squires was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Randy House and Erick Keech. Defendant was tried capitally and was found guilty on both counts of first-degree murder. For the murder of House, defendant’s conviction was based on premeditation and delib-. eration and felony murder with the sale of cocaine as the underlying felony. For the murder of Keech, defendant’s conviction was based solely on felony murder with both the sale of cocaine and House’s murder as the underlying felonies. Following a…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  3. In Re OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  4. Francis v. FranklinSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Alexander v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. State v. GarciaSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2004
  2. State v. RoacheSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2004
  3. State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2004
  4. State v. AugustineSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2005
  5. In re I.R.T.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007

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