Even according to defendant’s version of events, his accomplice shot the victim multiple times in close proximity. The state’s evidence showed that defendant himself fired the shots that hit the victim in the face, hand and neck. Defendant’s contention that he did not plan to hurt or kill anyone in the robbery does not refute .
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) A civil rights leader received a fair trial in 2019 and his conviction on trespassing charges at the North Carolina General Assembly stands, the state’s appeals court ruled Tuesday.