Legal Opinion

State v. Baker

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided November 16, 1977No. 7715SC426PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRITT, Judge.

Defendant makes thirty-three assignments of error and brings nine of them forward in his brief in seven arguments.

In his first argument, he contends the trial court erred in admitting Linda Kitchens’ testimony of missing silver dollars and stamps on the grounds that the testimony was irrelevant and prejudicial and subjected him to double jeopardy since he had already been acquitted on the larceny charge. We do not find this argument persuasive.

First, the testimony by the prosecuting witness concerning the missing property was not irrelevant.

“In criminal cases every circumstance…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State v. HamiltonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
  2. State v. PoolosSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955
  3. State v. KnightSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
  4. State v. SellersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
  5. State v. RobbinsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. HallCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1982
  2. State v. EdwardsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
  3. State v. ShulerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1999
  4. State v. WellsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
  5. State v. AlstonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1986

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