STATE v. FORD

No. 651A87.

373 S.E.2d 420 (1988)

323 N.C. 466

STATE of North Carolina v. Jerry Lewis FORD.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 3, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen. by Doris J. Holton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

Malcolm Ray Hunter, Jr., Appellate Defender by Staples Hughes, Asst. Appellate Defender, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.


WHICHARD, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. We find no error.

The State's evidence, in pertinent summary, showed the following:

The victim, defendant's estranged wife, was a member of the United States Army Reserve. On 13 September 1986, shortly after the victim had completed a weekend drill, defendant was observed in the reserve unit parking lot driving fast and "screeching" the tires on his...

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