Legal Opinion
State v. Robinson
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided March 20, 1990No. 8918SC394PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Judge.
The State’s evidence tended to show the following: Suzanne Benfield, the victim of the alleged burglary and attempted rape, testified that on 17 April 1988 she locked the front door of her second floor apartment as well as the door to the patio and went to bed about 11:45 p.m. At about 1:00 a.m. she was awakened by a man standing over her. The man put his hand over her mouth, covered her face with a pillow, and pinned her arms down. The assailant then began to struggle with Ms. Benfield who tried to scream; they fell on the floor and the man attempted to rip off her underpants.…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Strauder v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- McDougall v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- State v. OdomSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
- State v. BullardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
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3Cited by8 opinions
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