Legal Opinion

State v. McKinney

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 15, 2006No. 622PA05PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of his roommate, Jerry Louis Alston. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand with instructions.

On 17 May 2003, Amy Millikan (Amy) advised Greensboro Police Sergeant D.S. Morgan that her roommate, Aja Snipes (Aja), had confided in her that Aja’s friend, “Phoenix,” had killed his roommate. Amy provided an address on Drexel Road where she believed “Phoenix” lived, although the house number was later determined to be incorrect. Sergeant Morgan relayed this information to Sergeant Jane Allen and dispatched two other…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by66 opinions

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