MEYER, Justice.
Defendant Melvin Leon Loftin was convicted of one count of first-degree murder arising out of the January 1987 shooting death of Curtis Bryant. The State having stipulated before trial to the absence of any statutory aggravating factors under N.C. G.S. § 15A-2000, the case was tried as a noncapital case, and defendant was sentenced accordingly to the mandatory term of life imprisonment.
In his appeal to this Court, defendant brings forward...
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