State v. Lefever

ARNOLD, Judge.

Defendant brings forward assignments of error regarding (1) the State’s failure to provide discovery of a statement by the prosecuting witness, (2) the denial of a defendant’s motion to dismiss for a speedy trial violation, (3) the admission of evidence over defendant’s objections, (4) the State’s closing argument to the jury and (5) the jury charge. For the reasons that follow, we find no error in the trial.

Evidence for the State tends to show that on the evening of 23 July 1982, the prosecuting witness decided to drive around Lenoir after visiting her mother in the hospital.…