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STATE v. BALL

No. 250A88.

377 S.E.2d 70 (1989)

324 N.C. 233

STATE of North Carolina v. Edward Franklin BALL.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

March 2, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen. by William Farrell, Jr., Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

Narley L. Cashwell and Cheryl M. Swart, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.

WHICHARD, Justice.

In a capital trial, defendant was convicted of the first degree murder of Joyce Ball. At the sentencing hearing, the jury found no aggravating circumstances and recommended a sentence of life imprisonment. We find no error.

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

Defendant and his wife, Joyce Ball, separated in April 1986. Defendant moved to Florida and Ms. Ball continued to live in Wake County with their...

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