STATE v. CUMMINGS

No. 48A88.

422 S.E.2d 692 (1992)

332 N.C. 487

STATE of North Carolina v. Edward Lee CUMMINGS.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 19, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen. by Charles M. Hensey, Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for State.

Malcolm Ray Hunter, Jr., Appellate Defender by Gordon Widenhouse, Asst. Appellate Defender, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.


MEYER, Justice.

Defendant, Edward Lee Cummings, argues that each of seven alleged errors by the trial court entitles him to a new trial. In the alternative, defendant argues that alleged errors in the sentencing proceeding require this Court to vacate his death sentence. We find no error in the guilt-innocence phase of defendant's trial but vacate the death sentence and remand the case for a new capital sentencing proceeding because of McKoy error that we do...

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