Legal Opinion
State v. Rinck
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided August 17, 1981No. 45PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COPELAND, Justice.
I
While defendants have filed separate briefs before this court, there are several issues that are argued by both of them. Therefore, for the sake of clarity and convenience, those issues which are raised by both defendants will be addressed first.
A
Defendants argue first that the trial court erred in granting the State’s motion to consolidate their cases for trial. The essence of their argument is that by granting the State’s motion, the trial court allowed the jury to consider evidence which was competent against only one defendant against both of them. We are compelled to…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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- Dutton v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by65 opinions
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