Legal Opinion

State v. Catoe

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided December 3, 1985No. 8518SC383PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EAGLES, Judge.

The only assignment on, appeal is whether the court erred in allowing the expert witness, Dr. Ellis, to testify that the average person displays a certain rate of decline in BAC in the hours after the last consumption of alcohol, and that based on that average rate of decline defendant’s BAC would have been approximately 0.13 at the time of the accident. We find no error.

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Defendant’s objections to the contested testimony were only general. Error may not be argued on appeal where the underlying objection fails to present the nature of the alleged error to the trial court. This…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. State v. BullardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
  2. United States v. Steven John AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  3. United States v. Carl Joseph Baller, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
  4. State v. CookeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  5. Erickson v. Municipality of AnchorageCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1983

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SeniorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
  2. State v. WestCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1991
  3. State v. DavisCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2001
  4. State v. CookSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2008
  5. State v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2004

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