STATE v. LAWSON

No. COA07-1507.

669 S.E.2d 768 (2008)

STATE of North Carolina v. Tracy Braxton LAWSON.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 16, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy Cooper, by Assistant Attorney General Derrick C. Mertz, for the State.

Sofie W. Hosford, Wilmington, for defendant appellant.


McCULLOUGH, Judge.

On 13 June 2007, a jury convicted Tracy Braxton Lawson ("defendant") of first-degree murder for killing her husband, Andy Lawson. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred by (1) allowing the prosecutor to make improper statements during the State's opening statement and closing argument, (2) failing to exclude defendant's records with the Board of Nursing and her use of prescribed pain medications, (3) failing to instruct the jury...

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