LARRY, v. BRANKER

ARGUED: Elizabeth Ann Hambourger, Center for Death Penalty Litigation, Durham, North Carolina, for Appellant. Diane Appleton Reeves, North Carolina Department of Justice, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Gretchen M. Engel, Center for Death Penalty Litigation, Durham, North Carolina, for Appellant. Roy Cooper, North Carolina Attorney General, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. Burton Craige, Patterson Harkavy, L.L.P., Raleigh, North Carolina, for Amicus Supporting Appellant.