STATE v. PERDUE

No. 447A86.

357 S.E.2d 345 (1987)

320 N.C. 51

STATE of North Carolina v. Sheila Marie Burns PERDUE.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

July 7, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen. by William P. Hart, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for State.

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


MEYER, Justice.

In this appeal from her conviction of first-degree murder of her infant daughter, defendant argues: (1) that the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction of first-degree murder, (2) that the court erred in admitting her inculpatory statement into evidence, (3) that the court erred in overruling defendant's objections to the district attorney's closing argument, and (4) that the court erroneously instructed the jury on the element of malice...

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