Legal Opinion

State v. Welch

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided December 6, 1983No. 834SC313PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WHICHARD, Judge.

Defendant contends the court erred in denying his motion to suppress the identification testimony of two employees of the store allegedly robbed.

The court found as facts the following:

Defendant had been in the store on a prior occasion, and the witnesses had observed him for about fifteen minutes on the date of the robbery. Defendant stood about four feet away from them, and escorted them physically to a bathroom. The store was well lighted. Both witnesses viewed numerous pictures in the days following the robbery without identifying defendant. Both gave accurate descriptions…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. United States v. PisanoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
  3. State v. HarrillSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
  4. State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
  5. State v. GoochSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. WeeksSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1988
  2. State v. BarnettOhio Court of Appeals · 1990
  3. State v. ThamerUtah Supreme Court · 1989
  4. Pinckney v. Van DammeCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1994
  5. State v. ShoreCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2017

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