Legal Opinion
State v. Howard
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided April 19, 2016No. 14-1021PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRIA, Judge.
*193 The State appeals from the trial court's order granting defendant's motion for appropriate relief ("MAR") on the basis of newly discovered evidence pursuant to N.C. Gen.Stat. § 15A-1415(b)(3), "favorable" post-conviction DNA results pursuant to N.C. Gen.Stat. § 15A-270(c), and violations of the U.S. Constitution. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the trial court's order and remand for an evidentiary hearing.
*194 I. Background
The factual genesis of this case was the 27 November 1991 murders of Doris Washington ("Doris") and her thirteen-year-old daughter, Nishonda Washington…
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- State v. AdcockSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
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- State v. McHoneSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1998
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