Legal Opinion

State v. Bell

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided May 4, 2004No. COA03-392PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GEER, Judge.

Defendant Tabatha Joyce Bell appeals from her conviction for delaying and obstructing a public officer, arguing primarily that her acquittal in district court of assault on a public officer precluded the admission of evidence of assault in a subsequent trial in superior court for obstruction and delay of a public officer. Because defendant has failed to demonstrate that the admission of the challenged evidence was barred by collateral estoppel and the Double Jeopardy Clause and because the evidence was admissible under the Rules of Evidence, we conclude that there was no error in…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Dowling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Alabama v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. BoddenCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008
  2. State v. NewmanCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007
  3. State v. CornellCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2012
  4. People v. KinneyColorado Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. State v. JonesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2017

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