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STATE v. STOKES

No. 275A02.

581 S.E.2d 51 (2003)

357 N.C. 220

STATE of North Carolina v. Richard Allen STOKES.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 13, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy Cooper, Attorney General, by Robert J. Blum, Special Deputy Attorney General, for the State-appellant.

Danny T. Ferguson, Winston-Salem, for defendant-appellee.

Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A., by Joshua F.P. Long, Charlotte; and Seth H. Jaffe, Raleigh, General Counsel, on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union North Carolina Legal Foundation, amicus curiae.

EDMUNDS, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of first-degree felony murder and of felonious child abuse and was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Defendant appealed to the Court of Appeals, which, in a split decision, found error and ordered a new trial. The State of North Carolina appealed as of right and petitioned for discretionary review as to additional issues. This Court allowed discretionary review as to...

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