ORR, Justice.
This case arises out of the shooting death of James "Buck" Copeland on 14 September 1994 at the McDonald's restaurant on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Defendant was indicted for this crime on 10 October 1994 and was tried noncapitally before a jury. The jury returned a verdict finding defendant guilty of first-degree murder. The trial court imposed a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment for this conviction.
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