State v. McLean

STEPHENS, Judge.

Willie Louis McLean (“Defendant”) appeals from judgments entered upon his convictions of conspiracy to commit armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, three counts of armed robbery, and first-degree murder. For the reasons stated herein, we conclude that Defendant is entitled to a new trial.

At trial, the State’s evidence tended to show the following: On 1 November 2002, crew members working maintenance with the City of Raleigh were “pitching quarters” at the shop while waiting for their shift to end. At approximately 11:30 p.m., two young men walked into the shop. The larger of…