State v. Crawley

HUNTER, JR., Robert N., Judge.

Shannon Elizabeth Crawley (“Defendant”) appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding her guilty of first-degree murder. We find no error.

I. Factual & Procedural History

On 2 April 2007, the Durham County Grand Jury indicted Defendant for the murder of Denita Monique Smith. A jury trial began 8 February 2010 in Durham County Superior Court, the Honorable Judge Ronald Stephens presiding. The State’s evidence at trial tended to show the following.

At approximately 8:10 a.m. on 4 January 2007, Michael Hedgepeth, the maintenance director for the Campus…