State v. Nichols

EXUM, Chief Justice.

This appeal raises questions involving (1) the admissibility of an unavailable witness’s statement under North Carolina Evidence Rule 804(b)(5) 1 ; (2) whether the prosecutor intentionally failed to provide defendant with requested impeachment evidence; (3) whether the trial court should have ordered an inquiry into the fitness of a juror during the sentencing phase of this proceeding; (4) whether the state made a prima facie showing of a conspiracy independent of a co-conspirator’s declarations; and (5) the sufficiency of the evidence to support the convictions of the…