The State of North Carolina vs. Ronnie Lee Kimble

The State of North Carolina called 58 witnesses to establish its case against Ronnie L. Kimble, one of which was withdrawn. Each witness is identified for his or her relationship to the deceased or the investigation, and the primary function needed to make the State’s case. Click the name to view the transcript.

1. William Jarrell
Relationship: Insurance agent for Life of Georgia Insurance Company.
Function: (1) Document Ted Kimble’s efforts to increase Patricia’s life insurance. (2) Document Patricia’s angry reaction when she found out. (3) Document Ted’s efforts to collect on life insurance after Patricia’s death. His testimony was interrupted during Direct Examination for a hearing on hearsay exception to conspiracy.

2. Reuben Blakley
Relationship: Patricia Kimble’s brother; first person on the scene.
Function: (1) Document discovery of Patricia’s murder and general observations of the crime scene. (2) Document Patricia’s concern about Ted’s efforts to increase her life insurance.

August 11, 1998

2. Reuben Blakley, continued

3. Nancy Young
Relationship: Patricia Kimble’s assistant at Cinnamon Ridge Apartments.
Function: (1) Document Patricia’s general timetable for October 9, 1995. (2) Document Patricia’s concern about Ted’s efforts to increase her life insurance.

4. Barry Braswell
Relationship: Patricia Kimble’s acquaintance from High School and Church
Function: Document Patricia’s location at 3:30-3:45 pm on October 9, 1995, at the intersection of Creek Ridge Rd and Randleman Rd, heading towards town.

5. Christie Blakley
Relationship: Patricia Kimble’s sister-in-law; Reuben Blakley’s wife
Function: Document discovery of Patricia’s murder and general observations of the crime scene.

6. Richard Blakley
Relationship: Patricia Kimble’s Father
Function: Document Patricia’s concern about Ted’s efforts to increase her life insurance.

7. Sheila Blakley
Relationship: Patricia Kimble’s Mother
Function: (1) Document Patricia’s concern about Ted’s efforts to increase her life insurance. (2) Document Ted’s efforts to get her to turn over to him the proceeds of the insurance money she was beneficiary for. (3) Document Ted’s use of church donations to purchase motorcycle.

8. David Allen Vickrey
Relationship: Volunteer firefighter, Pleasant Garden Fire Department; his residence about 2000 feet from Patricia’s house
Function: (1) Document smell of smoke in the air about 5:45-5:50 pm and again at 8:15 pm. (2) Document conditions at the crime scene.

9. Allan Fields
Relationship: Volunteer firefighter, Pleasant Garden Fire Department
Function: (1) Document efforts to fight the fire. (2) Provide detailed descriptions of the crime scene.

10. Bradley Scott Faulk
Relationship: Volunteer firefighter, Pleasant Garden Fire Department
Function: (1) Document efforts to fight the fire. (2) Provide detailed descriptions of the crime scene.

11. Edward Rich
Relationship: Supervisor, Fire Inspection and Investigation Unit, Guilford County Department of Emergency Services
Function: (1) Document evidence of arson. (2) Provide theory on ignition point and burn pattern. (3) Provide estimate of duration of the fire, 2-3 hours, possibly longer.

August 12, 1998

11. Edward Rich, continued

12. Karen Elizabeth Chancellor
Relationship: Forensic Pathologist
Function: (1) Provide autopsy results. (2) Document gunshot wound to the head as cause of death. (3) Provide theory on tilt of the gun and proximity to Patricia.

13. Jerry D. Webster
Relationship: Special Agent, Arson and Fire investigation, State Bureau of Investigation
Function: (1) Provide evidence of arson. (2) Provide theory and demonstration on ignition point and burn pattern. (3) Provide estimate of duration of fire, longer than 2 hours, possibly longer than 4 hours.

14. Brian Yarborough
Relationship: Crime Scene Technician, Guilford County Sheriff’s Department
Function: (1) Document photographs of the crime scene. (2) Document evidence collected. (3) Document appearance of staged burglary.

15. Stormy Cross
Relationship: Crime Scene Technician, Guilford County Sheriff’s Department
Function: Document walk-through with Sergeant Lindell, video of crime scene and still photographs, latent fingerprint work and examination of footprints, and evidence collected.

16. Peter Douglas Ware
Relationship: Special Agent, Forensic firearm and tool mark examination, State Bureau of Investigation
Function: (1) Document examination of the Glock .45 caliber auto semiautomatic pistol, two Remington caliber .45 auto cartridges, two Federal caliber .45 auto cartridges, spent projectile bullet jacket, and a deformed bullet fragment produced possibility that the spent projectile was fired from the Glock .45 pistol. (2) Provide expert opinion that Glock gun may have been the murder weapon.

17. Brenda Bissette
Relationship: Special Agent, forensic serology analysis, State Bureau of Investigation
Function: (1) Document analysis of rectal swabs, vaginal swabs, smears and liquid blood samples taken from Patricia Kimble during the autopsy produced no semen. (2) Document examination of gun for presence of blood produced negative results.

18. John Byrd
Relationship: Special Agent, forensic impressions analyst, State Bureau of Investigation
Function: Document absence of latent finger prints on the gas can found in the kitchen.

19. Doreen Huntington
Relationship: Latent print examiner and AFIS examiner, Guilford County Sheriff’s Department
Function: Document that analysis of latent prints lifted from Patricia’s car and the boat yielded only one latent print of value, it did not match either Ted or Ronnie Kimble, and no match was obtained from the State’s AFIS database.

20. Roy Lindell
Relationship: Supervisor, Evidence and Crime Lab, Guilford County Sheriff’s Department
Function: (1) Document measures taken to secure crime scene, photograph crime scene, and identify evidence collected. (2) Provide details of the crime scene. (3) Document appearance of staged burglary.

August 13, 1998

Discussion on Scheduling of Witnesses and Jurors taking notes

20. Roy Lindell, continued

21. James Garrett Stonesifer
Relationship: Fire Inspector, Guilford County Fire Marshal’s Office
Function: Document his search of the hole where Patricia’s body was found, search for a shell casing and other evidence, removing carpet samples, and the finding of the knife in the hole.

22. Helen Coble
Relationship: Patricia’s neighbor, lived on Highway 22. Her house is behind Patricia’s, separated by a field and some woods
Function: Document they were not burning trash on the day of the murder, October 9.

23. Paul Steven Fryar
Relationship: Lived in the vicinity of Patricia’s house, his side yard faced Highway 22.
Function: Document seeing some low smoke (4-5 feet in height) in the clearing between the Kimble house and the Coble house about 6:15 pm on the day of the murder, October 9.

24. Nattlie Cooper Dickerson
Relationship: Patricia’s neighbor, lived at 2202 Brandon Station Rd.
Function: Document seeing a light hazy smoke above the trees when looking towards Patricia’s house about 6:00 pm.

25. Janet Blakley
Relationship: Patricia’s 2nd cousin, previously dated and engaged to Ted Kimble.
Function: (1) Document the short amount of time between her break-up with Ted and his engagement to Patricia. (2) Document Ted’s history of fraudulent insurance claims. (3) Document that Ted knew he had to be married before Gary Lyle would sell him Lyle’s Building Material.

26. Kimberly Murray
Relationship: Ted Kimble’s former girlfriend
Function: (1) Document that Ted dated her from end of February into May 1993. (2) Document that Ted owned the Glock gun and bought her a hand gun and took her to target practice to teach her how to use it.

27. Linda Cherry
Relationship: Patricia Kimble’s friend
Function: Document that Patricia called her 2-3 weeks before her death and expressed concern about the state of her marriage, Ted not wanting to spend time with her anymore, taking a 2nd job, wanting to buy a motorcycle, and using profanity and other bad language.

28. Cara Dudley
Relationship: Patricia’s good friend and Matron of Honor
Function: (1) Document that Patricia called her 2-3 weeks before her death and told her about the insurance Ted forged her name on, in case something happened to her, and that she was scared. (2) Document Ted’s desire to buy a motorcycle and he had gotten the 2nd job to pay for it.

29. Rose Lyles
Relationship: Patricia’s friend; wife of Gary Lyle, who sold Lyles Building Material to Ted and Patricia.
Function: Document Patricia’s phone call, the fear in Patricia’s voice, Patricia crying, saying Ted was not the man she married and all he cared about was money, she found a life insurance policy for which Ted forged her name, Ted slept with a gun under his pillow and she wondered each night if she would wake up in the morning.

30. Gary Paul Lyles
Relationship: Ted’s employer; sold Lyles Building Material to Ted and Patricia.
Function: (1) Document phone call from Patricia Rose Lyles testified to; talked about the insurance; Ted wanted to buy a motorcycle to ride up and down High Point Road; the $5,000 worth of extras he had put on their Jeep; he agreed to talk to Ted at the marriage retreat in a couple of weeks. (2) Document that he wouldn’t have sold the business to Ted if he weren’t married.

31. Brian Beaupre
Relationship: Human Resources Manager, Precision Fabrics
Function: (1) Document Ted Kimble’s application for employment and his work history with the company. (2) Documented that Oct 2-6, Ted was in orientation during the 1st shift, 1st day on 2nd shift was the 9th, and he arranged to come in late, at 6 pm instead of 3 pm. (3) Ted on unpaid eave between October 9th and November 27th, at which time he was terminated.

32. Michael Fayne Chambers
Relationship: Shift lead man, 2nd shift, lamination department, Precision Fabrics
Function: Verify Ted’s presence at Precision Fabrics about 6 pm the night of October 9.

33. Stephanie Young Padgett
Relationship: Patricia's friend; daughter of previous witness Nancy Young
Function: Witness withdrawn after admissibility hearing. She would have testified that she had a conversation with Patricia on October 6, 1995, in which Patricia told her she and Ted were about to lose Lyles and that is why Ted took the second job, because they had to come up with a large amount of money.

34. Joy Hedgecock Dyer
Relationship: Dated Ted Kimble and Ronnie Kimble; introduced Janet Blakley to Ted Kimble.
Function: (1) Document Ted’s possession of the Glock gun and doing target practice, with Ronnie present.

2. Reuben Blakley, recalled
Relationship: Patricia’s brother; first person on the scene
Function: (1) Document that there were no windows or doors open when he arrived on the scene. (2) Document that there was no new damage on the door from the kitchen to the garage. (3) Document that Patricia was sure to lock the dead bolts after the breaking and enterings.

August 14, 1998

35. Hershel Sosnoff
Relationship: President, Cinnamon General Corp, Patricia’s employer
Function: (1) Document that Patricia was manager of the Cinnamon Ridge apartment complex. (2) Document company insurance for Patricia, $25,000 double indemnity. (3) Document Ted Kimble’s call on October 11, 1995, to ask him to file a claim on Patricia’s life insurance. (4) Document informing Ted that he was not the beneficiary, and being surprised and unhappy about that, and his intentions to ask Sheila Blakley, the beneficiary, to give him the money. (5) Document his call to Sheila Blakley advising her not to give Ted the money.

36. Karen Hall
Relationship: Insurance agent, Accordia (insurance brokerage company)
Function: (1) Document homeowner’s insurance on Patricia’s home, 2104 Brandon Station Court. (2) Document claim in April 1993 and February 1995 for theft loss. (3) Document claim for the October 9 fire received on October 11 from Ted Kimble. (4) Document payments made, the amounts, and to whom.

37. Thomas S. Routh
Relationship: Robins & Weill, Inc., real estate brokerage firm.
Function: (1) Document the land lease with Gary Lyles. (2) Document Lyles’ lease ran through March 31, 1997. (3) Document value of the land to be $180,000-$200,000.

38. Rita Stewart
Relationship: Perform medical exams for insurance companies, Porta-Medic
Function: (1) Document appointment on October 5 for a blood draw for Ted and Patricia Kimble, which was not kept, and new appointment set for October 12. (2) Document that Ted rescheduled his appointment and had the blood draw for a policy on himself.

39. Harvey Apple
Relationship: Insurance agent, Mass Mutual
Function: (1) Ted’s desire to increase Patricia’s life insurance payable to him from $25,000 to $100,000. (2) Pat refused to sign the papers.

40. Khalil Michael Ganim
Relationship: Insurance agent, State Farm
Function: (1) Met with Ted to discuss $50-100,000 insurance on each of them. (2) Ted informed him at a later meeting that Patricia didn’t want additional insurance on herself.

41. Janice Lynn Johnson
Relationship: Romantic relationship with Ted Kimble after Patricia's death
Function: (1) She started seeing Ted about 2-3 weeks after Patricia’s death, and they dated for about a month. (2) He brought her to the house and showed her where Patricia’s body was found, and that he was unemotional about it. (3) Ted was very angry that he wasn’t getting insurance money in the amounts he wanted. (4) Ted claimed greater value for the contents of the house on the insurance claims. (5) Witnessed conversation between Ted and Ronnie in which they were both very upset and angry. (6) Ted carried a gun on a continuous basis.

Evidence admitted, Scheduling of witnesses

42. Theodore Mead Kimble
Relationship: Co-conspirator; Ronnie's brother

Function: Invoke his Fifth amendment privilege in voir dire questioning out of the presence of the Jury so the Court could declare him unavailable.

August 17, 1998

43. Louise Jackson (Cato)
Relationship: U.S. Navy, Group Chaplain’s Office, Camp Lejeune
Function: Document that Ronnie said he had gone by Patricia’s house to pick something up or drop something off, and was the last one to see her.

44. James Allen Dziadaszek, II
Relationship: Corporal, US Marines, Camp Lejeune; Ronnie Kimble’s co-worker
Function: Document the conversations he had with Ronnie in which Ronnie first told him that on Oct. 9 at 4:00 he returned the truck he had borrowed from Ted to Ted’s house then later changed it to returning the truck to Lyles, not the house, and also asked James if he was trying to get him convicted.

45. Joseph D. Reavis
Relationship: Special agent, Forensic chemist, State Bureau of Investigation
Function: (1) Document examined hairs from a weapon submitted on October 12, 1995; head hair and pubic hairs from Patricia Kimble submitted November 21, 1995. (2) Provide expert opinion that the hair from the murder weapon was completely microscopically consistent with the hairs of Patricia Kimble.

46. Larry Ford
Relationship: Special agent, forensic chemistry and arson analysis,State Bureau of Investigation
Function: (1) Document examination of a bag of burned clothing, a red plastic gasoline can, and a bag containing burned carpet and liquid received on October 10; several containers of foam padding debris received on October 12. (2) Provide expert opinion that the clothing and padding debris contained residual gasoline.

47. Gary Reilly
Relationship: Investigator, Maryland Insurance Group
Function: (1) Document his 40-page interview with Ted Kimble on October 16, 1995, including only one reference to his brother and not by name, and laughing at different times. (2) Document the Proof of Loss provided by Ted Kimble, which is 84 pages plus supporting documents .

48. Thomas M. Hendrix
Relationship: Associate General Counsel, Life Insurance Company of Georgia and Southland Life
Function: (1) Document the application for $200,000 on the life of Patricia Kimble. (2) Document the Notice of Claim and Demand for payment on the insurance policy in progress. (3) Document other life insurance policies on Patricia, double indemnities, with Ted Kimble beneficiary for two $25,000 policies, and Sheila Blakley beneficiary for a $1,000 policy.

49. Wanda Jean Mize
Relationship: Senior Claims Examiner, Life of Georgia and Southland Life.
Function: Document her conversation with Ted Kimble on May 7, 1996,

50. Robert H. Nicholes

Relationship: Ted Kimble’s former employee; accomplice in a theft conspiracy ring with Ted Kimble and Patrick Pardee
Function: (1) Document the activities of the theft ring. (2) Document his agreement to testify. (3) Document self-incriminating statements by Ted regarding Patricia’s murder. (4) Document that Ted always carried a gun. (5) Document that Ted threatened to kill him if he told anyone. (6) Document threats Ted made against Detective Church.

August 18, 1998

50. Robert H. Nicholes, continued

51. Patrick Pardee

Relationship: Ted Kimble's good friend; accomplice in a theft conspiracy ring with Ted Kimble and Robert H. Nicholes

Function: (1) Document the activities of the theft ring. (2) Document his agreement to testify. (3) Document self-incriminating statements and statements incriminating Ronnie regarding Patricia's murder. (4) Document that Ted threatened to kill him if he told anyone. (5) Document that Ted said he would like to kill Detective Church.

52. James D. Church

Relationship: Responding Detective on the night of the murder/arson; Lead Detective in the homicide investigation; previously had investigated a burglary at Patricia's home

Function: (1) Document his investigation of the crime scene. (2) Document the homicide investigation.

August 19, 1998

52. James D. Church, continued

53. Chad Sibert

Relationship: Detective, Guilford County Sheriff's Department

Function: (1) Document interview and statement of Louise Jackson. (2) Document interview and statement of James Allen Dziadaszek.

54. Louie Mitchell Whidden

Relationship: Ronnie Kimble's co-worker and friend

Function: (1) Document his relationship with Ronnie. (2) Document the visit of Ronnie and his wife on January 24-25, 1997, in which Ronnie allegedly confessed he murdered Patricia in a conspiracy with Ted Kimble for the insurance money. (3) Document subsequent efforts to convince Ronnie to turn himself in.

55. Jerry Falwell

Relationship: Mitch Whidden sought counsel from Dr. Falwell after the alleged confession by Ronnie Kimble

Function: (1) Document his meeting with Mitch Whidden on January 25, 1997. (2) Document Whidden's state of mind at that meeting. (3) Document the advice he gave Mitch and putting him in touch with his son and another attorney, Mr. Yeatts.

56. Frank Patric Yeatts

Relationship: Attorney for Liberty University; provided legal counsel to Mitch Whidden at the request of Jerry Falwell

Function: (1) Document his meeting with Whidden and the details Whidden provided about the alleged confession. (2) Document details Whidden provided about his subsequent meeting with Ronnie Kimble. (3) Document the agreement he negotiated on Whidden's behalf with the Guilford County District Attorney's Office. (4) Document his presence when Whidden was interviewed by Law Enforcement.

August 20, 1998

54. Louie Mitchell Whidden, continued

57. Debra Marie Whidden

Relationship: Mitch Whidden's wife

Function: Corroborate Mitch Whidden's testimony.

58. Harold G. Pendergrass

Relationship: Agent, State Bureau of Investigation

Function: (1) Corroborate testimony of Janet Blakley. (2) Provide details of February 3, 1997 interview with Mitch Whidden.

District Attorney Panosh moved the Court to publish the evidence to the Jury. The Defendant filed a nonsuit, but did not wish to be heard. Defendant's objections to publishing to the Jury statements from the witnesses who testified.

The Defendant called 13 witnesses to counter the State's evidence and establish his innocence.

1. Kimberly Kimble

Relationship: Ronnie Kimble's wife

Function: (1) Document Ronnie's activities and alibi for October 9, 1995 the day of Patricia's murder. (2) To document the visit to the Whidden's.

August 24, 1998

1. Kimberly Kimble, continued

2. Judy Stump

Relationship: Ronnie Kimble's Mother-in-Law, Kimberly Kimble's Mother

Function: (1) Document the activities the night of October 9, 1995. (2) Document the phone calls to Lynchburg while Ronnie and Kim were visiting Whidden's.

3. James R. Stump

Relationship: Ronnie Kimble's Father-in-Law, Kimberly Kimble's Father

Function: (1) Document that Ronnie did not have the smell of gas on his clothes or shoes on October 9. (2) Document Ronnie's whereabouts the later afternoon and evening of October 9. (3) Document that Ronnie showed no unusual emotions or stress at that time.

4. Laura Ann Shephard

Relationship: Former girlfriend of Rodney Woodberry, Ted Kimble's former employee.

Shephard was not allowed to testify and the Defense attorneys instructed to call Woodberry as a witness if they wanted the information in the record.

5. Sherry Lee Wilson

Relationship: Good friend of Kimberly Kimble

Function: (1) Document that she lived with Kim Kimble during the week while Ronnie was at camp. (2) Document her relationship with Justin Dobesh. (3) Document the intimidation of Detective Church and Agent Pendergrass.

6. Peggy Wilson

Relationship: Sherry Lee Wilson's Mother, Friend of the Kimble family

Function: (1) Document Ronnie's relationship with Ted. (2) Identify Ronnie's friends. (3) Document the intimidation of Detective Church and Agent Pendergrass.

7. Ronnie Lee Kimble

Relationship: The Defendant

Function: (1) Respond to the testimony of Joy Hedgecock (Dyer). (2) Document his Marine activities.

August 25, 1998

8. Ronald A. Soutiere

Relationship: Roman Catholic Priest, Assistant command chaplain in the Marine Corps base, Camp Lejeune; Ronnie Kimble worked for him as a FAP.

Function: (1) Document his conversations with Ronnie about Patricia's death and the investigation. (2) Document that Ronnie was cooperative with the investigation and never made any admission of involvement to him.

7. Ronnie Lee Kimble, continued

9. Natalie Bell Kelly

Relationship: Fiscal Manager for Base Command Chaplain, Camp Lejeune; Ronnie delivered all of her supplies

Function: (1) Document her conversations with Ronnie. (2) Document that Detective Church told her that Ronnie was the last person to see Patricia alive.

7. Ronnie Lee Kimble, continued

August 26, 1998

7. Ronnie Lee Kimble, continued

10. Rodney Lamont Woodberry

Relationship: Ted Kimble's former employee; initial suspect in the investigation

Function: (1) Document that Ted had given Robert Tidwell a key to his house. (2) Document the efforts Ted made to locate him after Patricia's death. (3) Document his relationship with Laura Shepherd. (4) Document he was a suspect in Patricia's death. (4) Document his whereabouts on October 9, 1995.

August 27, 1998

10. Rodney Lamont Woodberry, continued

4. Laura Ann Shephard

Relationship: Former girlfriend of Rodney Woodberry, Ted Kimble's former employee.

Function: (1) Document Ted Kimble's relationship with Rodney Woodberry. (2) Document that Woodberry confided in her that he did something he could get the death penalty for and would be coming into some money.

11. Charles Allen Dunn

Relationship: Ronnie Kimble was his best friend; he was Best Man at Ronnie's wedding.

Function: (1) Document extent of Ronnie's and Ted's relationship.

12. Jeffrey Conluis Clark

Relationship: Incarcerated in Greensboro jail (with Ronnie Kimble) and High Point jail (with Ted Kimble)

Function: (1) Document Detective Church's efforts to use him to get information on Ronnie and Ted. (2) Document Church's promise of no prison time if he helped out.

13. James Allen Dziadaszek II

Relationship: Corporal, US Marines, Camp Lejeune; Ronnie Kimble’s co-worker

Function: Document Ronnie's sleep disorder.

The Defendant rested his case.

The State called 7 rebuttal witnesses.

1. Edmund Louis Siwinski

Relationship: Investigator, Guilford County District Attorney's Office

Function: Document that the statement signed by Jeffrey Conluis Clark was reviewed with him and he affirmed the statement was correct.

2. Joy Hedgecock Dyer

Relationship: Dated Ted and Ronnie Kimble

Function: (1) Document the abortion she had of Ronnie's baby. (2) Document the threats Ted made that he wasn't going to let her ruin his family.

3. Beverly Marie Jeffers

Relationship: Rodney Woodberry's live-in girlfriend

Function: (1) Corroborate Woodberry's alibi for October 9th. (2) Give her opinion that Laura Shephard is not truthful.

4. Harold G. Pendergrass

Relationship: Agent, State Bureau of Investigation

Function: (1) Impeach Jeffrey Clark's credibility. (2) Confirm that he was satisfied with Rodney Woodberry's alibi for October 9th.

5. James D. Church

Relationship: Responding Detective on the night of the murder/arson; Lead Detective in the homicide investigation; previously had investigated a burglary at Patricia's home

Function: (1) Impeach Jeffrey Clark's credibility. (2) Confirm that a number of phone calls were placed between Ronnie Kimble and Ted Kimble's business cell phone on October 30.

6. Sarah Ann Haith

Relationship: Neighbor to Beverly Marie Jeffers

Function: Corroborate Rodney Woodberry's alibi for October 9th.

7. Anne Mauney

Relationship: Investigator, State of North Carolina, Department of Insurance

Function: Document that Patrick Pardee said Ted Kimble implicated his brother, Ronnie Kimble, not Rodney Woodberry.

Discussion on admission of evidence and scheduling of remaining State rebuttal witness

August 28, 1998

Discussion on admission of evidence and scheduling of remaining State rebuttal witness, continued

State rests on Rebuttal.

The Defendant called 1 witness on rebuttal.

1. Melanie Williams Oxendine

Relationship: Long-time friend of Ted Kimble

Function: Document that Patrick Pardee told her he didn't know anything about any involvement by Ted in Patricia's murder.

Charge Conference (transcript not available)

August 31, 1998

Charge Conference and Discussion of Evidence

Closing Argument for the State of North Carolina, by Mr. Panosh

Closing Argument for the Defendant, by Mr. Lloyd

Closing Argument for the Defendant, by Mr. Hatfield

Rebuttal Argument for the State of North Carolina, by Mr. Panosh

September 1, 1998

Judge Cornelius' Charge to the Jury

Jury Deliberations

The Jury requested to see: the affidavits or statements from Nichols, Pardee, Ted Kimble, Jerry Clark, Mitch Whidden, Debra Whidden, Jim Stump, and Kim Kimble; and the photographs of the outside of the house. On second request, the Jury asked to see: the gas receipt, Winn-Dixie cancelled check, and the transcript of Ronnie Kimble's testimony. On third request, the Jury asked to see the receipt from Atlantic Mobile Home Supplies. On fourth request, the Jury refined its request for Ronnie Kimble's testimony to Ronnie's account of where he was on the day of October 9, 1995, and Mr. Panosh's cross-examination of each particular response.

September 2, 1998

Verdict

Sentencing Phase

Discussion of aggravating and mitigating factors, and Ronnie Kimble Sr.'s testimony

The State of North Carolina did not call any witnesses to present evidence of aggravating circumstances, choosing to rely on the evidence presented in the first phase.

The Defendant called 9 witnesses to present mitigating factors.

6. Ronnie Lee Kimble, Sr.

7. Pat Crutchfield

8. Betty Rogers

9. Beverly Wharf

Defense rested its evidence of mitigating factors

Charge Conference