STATE v. BOWDEN

No. COA08-372.

668 S.E.2d 107 (2008)

STATE of North Carolina v. Bobby E. BOWDEN.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 4, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy Cooper, by Assistant Attorney General Elizabeth F. Parsons, for the State.

Appellate Defender Staples Hughes, by Assistant Appellate Defender Katherine Jane Allen, for defendant appellant.


McCULLOUGH, Judge.

Defendant Bobby E. Bowden appeals from an order denying his motion for appropriate relief. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I. Background

On 20 December 1975, defendant Bobby E. Bowden was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in Cumberland County Superior Court and later sentenced to death. On 5 October 1976, our Supreme Court vacated defendant's death sentences and remanded...

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