Legal Opinion

State v. Merritt

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided November 21, 1995No. 9415SC455PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of first degree burglary in violation of N.C. Gen Stat. § 14-51 (1993). He contends the trial court erred in various aspects of its jury charge. We disagree.

The State’s evidence tended to show the following: On 2 January 1993, Laura Long (Long) was employed as house director of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority house located at 302 Pittsboro Street in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Twenty-nine (29) female university students reside at the facility during the University of North Carolina’s academic year. Long’s duties include responsibility for matters such as…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Henderson v. KibbeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. State v. OdomSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  3. State v. NelsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
  4. State v. FieldsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  5. State v. TippettSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1999
  2. State v. HouvenerCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2008
  3. State v. PrimusCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2013
  4. State v. LawingCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2015

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