Legal Opinion

State v. Lancaster

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided March 21, 2000No. COA99-190PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALKER, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of first degree rape, second degree kidnapping, attempted first degree rape, and robbery with a dangerous weapon and was sentenced to a minimum of 439 months and a maximum of 560 months in prison. The defendant moved for a change of venue and to dismiss one of the rape charges, both of which the trial court denied.

The State’s evidence tended to show the following: At approximately 1:00 a.m. on 29 May 1997, R.R. (“the victim”) was working as the desk clerk at the Comfort Inn in Havelock, North Carolina. The victim testified that the defendant entered the…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. BraswellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  3. Koufman v. KoufmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
  4. State v. FulcherSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
  5. State v. IrwinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. LucasSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2001
  2. State v. JacobsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
  3. Dean v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2003
  4. State v. StatenCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
  5. State v. RogersCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2002

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