STATE v. REEVES

No. 350A95.

468 S.E.2d 53 (1996)

343 N.C. 111

STATE of North Carolina v. William Britt REEVES.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

April 4, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Easley, Attorney General by Clarence J. DelForge, III, Assistant Attorney General, for the State.

Warren Sparrow, Winston-Salem, for defendant-appellant.


MITCHELL, Chief Justice.

Defendant, William Britt Reeves, was indicted for the first-degree murder of Lorenzo Sorento France. He was tried noncapitally, found guilty as charged, and sentenced to a mandatory term of life imprisonment.

Evidence presented at trial tended to show that on the evening of 26 May 1994, defendant, Teron Tate, Antonio Gaither, and "Apache" Byrd visited the apartment of Denise Martin to watch a film. Martin testified that defendant had...

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