STATE v. MORRIS

No. 438A91.

422 S.E.2d 578 (1992)

332 N.C. 600

STATE of North Carolina v. Charles Purcell MORRIS.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 19, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen. by Robert J. Blum, Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

Malcolm Ray Hunter, Jr., Appellate Defender by Mark D. Montgomery, Asst. Appellate Defender, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.


WHICHARD, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder, first-degree sexual offense, and misdemeanor child abuse. The victim was Alicia Nicole Tommasone ("Nicole"), the two-year-old daughter of defendant's girlfriend, Renee Tommasone. The offenses occurred in the early morning hours of Sunday, 9 September 1990, in Renee's trailer, which was occupied at the time by defendant, Nicole, and Renee. Defendant's defense was that Renee committed the offenses while...

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