STATE v. GREENE

No. 405A92.

438 S.E.2d 743 (1994)

STATE of North Carolina v. Jack Gordon GREENE.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

January 28, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Easley, Atty. Gen. by Jeffrey P. Gray, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

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


WHICHARD, Justice.

Defendant was tried capitally and convicted of the first-degree murder of his brother, Turner Buette Greene, Jr. Defendant, who was indigent, moved pre-trial for an ex parte hearing at which to present evidence to support his request for a psychological or psychiatric expert to aid in his defense. The trial court denied the motion. We hold that this ruling violated defendant's rights under the United States Constitution based on our prior...

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