Legal Opinion

State v. Harrison

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided April 5, 2005No. COA04-515PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for second-degree kidnapping and obtaining habitual felon status. For the reasons discussed herein, we hold that defendant received a trial free of prejudicial error.

The State’s evidence presented at trial tends to show the following: On 4 August 2002, Karen Denise Robinson (“Robinson”) was walking in High Point when she was approached by defendant, who asked Robinson if “the street back there” was Centennial Street. Robinson replied that it was, and continued walking down the street. Defendant initially walked away from Robinson, but…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  3. State v. BraswellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  4. State v. VauseSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
  5. State v. RoacheSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2004

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State v. WatkinsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2012
  2. In re B.D.W.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2006
  3. State v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009
  4. State v. MaloneCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2017
  5. In Re the Estate of WhitakerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2006

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