STATE v. SKIPPER

No. 122A92.

446 S.E.2d 252 (1994)

337 N.C. 1

STATE of North Carolina v. Sherman Elwood SKIPPER.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

July 29, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Easley, Atty. Gen. by Valerie B. Spalding, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

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


MEYER, Justice.

On 25 August 1990, Ailene Pittman and her grandson Nelson Fipps, Jr., were shot and killed while standing in Ms. Pittman's front yard. The evidence showed that on 25 August 1990, defendant, Sherman Skipper, and Mark Smith drove to Ms. Pittman's home. They both had been drinking. Defendant had been dating Ms. Pittman and wanted to talk to her. Mr. Smith was driving defendant's truck. Defendant and Ms. Pittman talked for fifteen to twenty minutes, standing...

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