Legal Opinion

State v. Sadler

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided February 19, 2019No. COA18-812Published

1Opinion of the Court

BERGER, Judge.

On April 27, 2018, a Mecklenburg County jury found Scott Charles Sadler ("Defendant") guilty of driving while impaired. Defendant timely appealed, and argues that the trial court erred when it (1) denied Defendant's motion to dismiss and (2) shifted the responsibility of answering legal questions from the trial court to the jury. We disagree and find no error.

Factual and Procedural Background

On August 15, 2014, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Corey Waller ("Officer Waller") responded to a call in which "there was a male passed out in a vehicle that was holding a bottle of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State v. SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  2. State v. FritschSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2000
  3. State v. SmithCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007
  4. State v. StephensSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
  5. State v. MillerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2009

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