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STATE v. LYONS

No. 379A94.

459 S.E.2d 770 (1995)

340 N.C. 646

STATE of North Carolina v. Paul Eugene LYONS.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

July 28, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Easley, Atty. Gen. by John G. Barnwell, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

Thomas A. Fagerli, Winston-Salem, for defendant-appellant.

LAKE, Justice.

Defendant was tried capitally for the first-degree murder of Police Officer Bobby F. Beane. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of first-degree murder, but was unable to reach a unanimous sentencing recommendation. Accordingly, the trial court imposed a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 15A-2000(b). We find no error and, therefore, uphold defendant's first-degree murder conviction and sentence.

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