State v. Hill

DIETZ, Judge.

*343 Defendant Caleb Hill appeals his convictions on multiple counts of breaking and entering, larceny, and injury to real property based on a series of break-ins at businesses in a shopping center in Chapel Hill.

Hill first argues that the trial court erred by failing to exclude the testimony of two law enforcement officers who identified him in surveillance video from the shopping center. As explained below, the officers were familiar with Hill and recognized distinct features of Hill's face, posture, and gait that would not have been evident to the jurors. Hill's appearance also…