State v. Hodge

McGEE, Judge.

Defendant first argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial “when the State failed to provide defense counsel with notice that a fingerprint analysis had been performed on an evidentiary item and failed to provide defendant with such fingerprint analysis.” We disagree. '

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-910 (1988) governs the regulation of discovery in criminal cases and empowers the court to apply sanctions for noncompliance, including declaring a mistrial upon a party’s failure to comply with this Article. G.S. 15A-910(3a). Although the court has the authority to…