State v. Pratt

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

On 1 May 2001, a jury found Robert Warren Pratt (“defendant”) guilty of one count of first-degree rape, two counts of first-degree sexual offense, two counts of first-degree kidnapping, and one count of second-degree kidnapping. For the reasons stated herein, we find no error in the judgments of the trial court.

At trial, the State presented evidence tending to show the following: On the evening of 13 September 1995, Nyssa Matson (“Matson”) and Todd Hinson (“Hinson”) encountered defendant while walking their dogs on a trail at Duke Forest in Orange County, North…