State v. Hinson

ORR, Justice.

Defendant was indicted for the 28 December 1992 first-degree murder of Felicia Hope Houston. He was tried capitally at the 6 December 1993 Criminal Session of Superior Court, Union County, and was found guilty as charged. The jury recommended and the judge sentenced defendant to life imprisonment.

Defendant appeals to this Court asserting three assignments of error. We find no error in defendant’s assignments and, accordingly, uphold defendant’s conviction for murder in the first degree and sentence of life imprisonment.

Evidence presented by the State tended to show the following…