Court of Appeals
State v. Ricky Aldridge
trial court did not err in refusing to instruct jury on lesser-included offense of voluntary manslaughter in first-degree murder trial where defendant testified in essence that victim's death was accidental
State v. Ramish Tiquna Doughty
Search and seizure; suppression order; reasonable suspicion to support traffic stop; challenged findings of fact and conclusions of law; officers? lack of knowledge or information Defendant had weapons or contraband; no reasonable belief that Defendant was armed, dangerous, and could gain immediate control of weapons; exclusionary rule.
State v. Kurtz
use of the word disclose did not amount to impermissible vouching; trial court did not plainly err in not striking reference to defendant's criminal history; defendant did not receive ineffective assistance of counsel
State v. Johnson
sentencing range, career offender
State v. John Christian Marston
sexual abuse, second degree forcible rape, sexual offense
State v. Hightower
assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; jury re-instruction; verdict form clerical error
State v. Harold Lee Williams, Jr
motion to dismiss; certified court record; handwriting comparison; intimidating or interfering with witnesses
State v. Darius Harris-Allen
first-degree murder; unlawful detention; probable cause; involuntary interrogation; overwhelming evidence of Defendant's guilt; constitutional violations rendered harmless beyond reasonable doubt
State v. Daran Marte Wingo
change of offense date in indictment in child sex abuse case did not amount to a substantial alteration of the offense charge; trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying motion for mistrial; child victim's testimony was not inherently incredible; judgments entered by the trial court were not inconsistent with judgment rendered at sentencing
State of N. Carolina v. Zavon Amadeus Martin
stop of defendant was supported by reasonable suspicion; question by officer about presence of firearms was not outside scope of lawful mission of stop for suspected impaired driving; stop was not unlawfully extended at the time defendant volunteered that his vehicle contained marijuana; and under the totality of the circumstances, probable cause supported search of defendant's vehicle