State v. Brown

420 S.E.2d 147 (1992)

332 N.C. 262

STATE of North Carolina

v.

John BROWN.

No. 459PA91.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

September 4, 1992.

Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen., by Timothy D. Nifong, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for State-appellant.

Malcolm Ray Hunter, Jr., Appellate Defender by Teresa A. McHugh, Asst. Appellate Defender, Raleigh, for defendant-appellee Brown.

MITCHELL, Justice.

On discretionary review before this Court, the State first argues that it met its burden of proof at trial as to all essential elements of the crime of second-degree sexual offense. The Court of Appeals concluded that no…