STATE v. SHANNON

No. COA06-418.

642 S.E.2d 516 (2007)

STATE of North Carolina v. Joan Myrtle SHANNON.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 3, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy Cooper, by Assistant Attorney General, Amy C. Kunstling, for the State.

Appellate Defender Staples Hughes, by Assistant Appellate Defender, Constance E. Widenhouse, for defendant.


LEVINSON, Judge.

Joan Mrytle Shannon (defendant) appeals judgments entered upon her convictions for first degree murder and conspiracy to commit first degree murder. We conclude that the trial court judge did not err by admitting evidence related to defendant's "swinger" lifestyle. We also conclude, with respect to an issue of first impression, that N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-903(a)(1)(2005) requires prosecutors to disclose...

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