Legal Opinion

State v. Perry

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided August 20, 2013No. COA13-30PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ERVIN, Judge.

Defendant Johnathan Blake Perry appeals from a judgment sentencing him to a term of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole based upon his conviction for first degree murder. On appeal, Defendant argues that the trial court committed plain error by allowing the State’s expert witnesses to express opinions to the effect that the injuries sustained by the alleged victim, J.W.,1 had been intentionally inflicted on the grounds that this testimony was “not sufficiently reliable”; that the trial court erred by denying his motion to dismiss the charge against him for lack of…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Graham v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  3. Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Weems v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  5. State v. OdomSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983

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3Cited by4 opinions

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