Legal Opinion

State v. Henderson

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided December 8, 2009No. COA08-1409PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STROUD, Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of rape, burglary, kidnapping, and sexual offense. Defendant appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in sentencing him as a level IV offender. For the following reasons, we remand for resentencing.

I. Background

The State’s evidence tended to show that in September of 1999, Lisa returned home from a weekend away and noticed that “[her] lamp wouldn’t turn on, and [her] apartment was wet, and [her] bed was kind of shifted[.]” Lisa discovered that her lamp was unplugged. Lisa put her sheets into the washing machine. Lisa then lay on her couch and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. HantonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2006
  2. State v. PrevetteCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1979
  3. State v. EveretteSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2007
  4. State v. PalmateerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2006
  5. State v. HintonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. WatlingtonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2011
  2. State v. BurgessCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2011
  3. State v. RileyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2017
  4. State v. FullerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2025
  5. State v. RileyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2017

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