STATE v. BRANCHE

No. CO22-768.

895 S.E.2d 597 (2023)

STATE of North Carolina v. Lewis Victor BRANCHE, III.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed November 7, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Joshua H. Stein , by Special Deputy Attorney General Robert C. Montgomery , for the State.

Appellate Defender Glenn Gerding , by Assistant Appellate Defender Heidi Reiner , for Defendant.


Lewis Victor Branche, III ("Defendant") admitted at trial, through counsel, to having killed Kristen Bennett ("Bennett"), the mother of his son. A jury convicted Defendant of first-degree murder based on theories of premeditation and deliberation as well as lying in wait. Defendant challenges his conviction based on sufficiency of the...

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