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STATE v. PIERCE

No. 475A96.

488 S.E.2d 576 (1997)

346 N.C. 471

STATE of North Carolina, v. Ronald Eugene PIERCE.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

July 24, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael T. Easley, Attorney General by Jill Ledford Cheek, Assistant Attorney General, for the State.

Margaret Creasy Ciardella, Wrightsville Beach, for defendant-appellant.

PARKER, Justice.

Defendant was indicted 30 January 1995 for first-degree murder and felonious child abuse. In October 1995 he was tried capitally and found guilty of first-degree murder on the basis of torture and under the felony murder rule. He was also found guilty of felonious child abuse. Following a capital sentencing proceeding, the jury recommended a sentence of life imprisonment; and the trial court entered judgment accordingly. The trial court also sentenced...

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