Legal Opinion

State v. Lopez

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided March 19, 2019No. COA18-13PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGEE, Chief Judge.

*498 Jonathan Lopez ("Defendant") appeals from judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of second-degree rape. Defendant argues the trial court erred by (1) denying his motion to dismiss the charge for insufficient evidence, (2) excluding testimony of his expert witness, and (3) providing inadequate jury instructions. Defendant further contends the cumulative effect of these errors deprived him of a fair trial. We hold the trial court did not err in denying Defendant's motion to dismiss, did not prejudicially err in excluding Defendant's expert witness, and did not err in…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. State v. OdomSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  2. State v. PowellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  3. State v. FritschSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2000
  4. Grady v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  5. State v. RiddickSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986

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