Legal Opinion

State v. Crabtree

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided September 6, 2016No. 15-1124PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHENS, Judge.

*395 Defendant William Clifton Crabtree, Sr., appeals from judgments entered upon his convictions for first-degree sexual offense against a child under the age of thirteen years, indecent liberties with a child, and *396 crime against nature. Crabtree argues that the trial court plainly erred by (1) allowing three witnesses to vouch for the child victim's credibility and (2) submitting the first-degree sexual offense charge to the jury on a theory not supported by the evidence. While we agree that one of the State's witnesses impermissibly vouched for the victim's credibility, we…

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. State v. LawrenceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2012
  2. State v. LynchSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1990
  3. State v. JordanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1993
  4. State v. AllenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2006
  5. State v. GregorySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1996

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. MillerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2018
  2. State v. BettsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2019
  3. State v. CrabtreeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2017
  4. State v. GreenfieldCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2025
  5. State v. McKoyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2018

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