STATE v. PERKINS

No. 60A94.

481 S.E.2d 25 (1997)

345 N.C. 254

STATE of North Carolina v. Sammy Crystal PERKINS.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

February 10, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Easley, Attorney General by Charles M. Hensey, Special Deputy Attorney General, for the State.

Malcolm Ray Hunter, Jr., Appellate Defender by Janine M. Crawley, Assistant Appellate Defender, for defendant-appellant.


PARKER, Justice.

Defendant Sammy Crystal Perkins was tried capitally on indictments charging him with first-degree murder and first-degree rape. The jury found defendant guilty as charged. Following a capital sentencing proceeding, the jury recommended a sentence of death; and the trial court entered judgment accordingly. The trial court also imposed a consecutive sentence of life imprisonment for first-degree rape. For the reasons discussed herein, we conclude that...

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