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STATE v. WRIGHT

No. 405A86.

353 S.E.2d 214 (1987)

319 N.C. 209

STATE of North Carolina v. Maxwell Avery WRIGHT.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

March 4, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen. by Steven F. Bryant, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

Malcolm Ray Hunter, Jr., Appellate Defender by Robin E. Hudson, Asst. Appellate Defender, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.

FRYE, Justice.

Defendant contends that the trial court improperly aggravated his sentence for second-degree murder by finding an aggravating factor that was not supported by the evidence and that was necessary to prove an element of a joined offense. We disagree and find no error in defendant's sentencing.

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