State v. Pierce, 216 N.C. App. 377 (Oct. 18, 2011)

In a case in which a second officer got into a vehicular accident and died while responding to a first officer’s communication about the defendant’s flight from a lawful stop, the evidence was sufficient to establish malice for purposes of second-degree murder. The defendant’s intentional flight from the first officer–including driving 65 mph in a residential area with a speed limit of 25 mph and throwing bags of marijuana out of the vehicle–reflected knowledge that injury or death would likely result and manifested depravity of mind and disregard of human life.