State v. Webster
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
EXUM, Chief Justice.
Defendant Mary Ruth Webster was convicted of second-degree murder, and Judge Hobgood imposed the presumptive sentence of fifteen years imprisonment. A majority of the Court of Appeals panel found no error in the- trial. Judge Wells dissented on the ground defendant’s constitutional right to a speedy trial had been violated. Defendant appealed on the basis of this dissent and petitioned for further review of additional issues. We denied defendant’s petition for discretionary review of additional issues. The issue before us is whether the Court of Appeals majority correctly…
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