Legal Opinion

State v. Richardson

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided November 7, 1989No. 8919SC102PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COZORT, Judge.

Defendant was charged with and convicted of driving while impaired, felony death by vehicle, and driving while his license was revoked; he was sentenced to a total of six years in prison. On appeal, the defendant contends that there was insufficient evidence to convict him of the last charge. We agree.

The State offered evidence tending to show that, on 2 August 1987, defendant Joseph Richardson had been drinking heavily. The evidence included the defendant’s admission that, during the morn ing of 2 August 1987, he and a friend, Billy Lichtenberg “drank two beers apiece and some…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. AtwoodSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
  2. State v. ChesterCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1976
  3. State v. CurtisCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. Gayton-BarbosaCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009
  2. State v. DavisCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009
  3. State v. CruzCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
  4. State v. AltmanCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2019
  5. State v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2015

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