Legal Opinion

State v. McQueen

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided October 2, 2018No. COA17-1415Published

1Opinion of the Court

ELMORE, Judge.

*703 Defendant Bertie Delvon Latez McQueen appeals from judgment entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of second degree murder *704 and armed robbery. On appeal, defendant argues his trial counsel was ineffective by failing to ensure the jury knew that the State's key witness could have been charged with first degree murder in the case, but was not. Defendant further contends he was denied a fair trial when the prosecutor failed to correct incorrect testimony, actively elicited incorrect testimony, and recited the law incorrectly in her closing argument.

For the reasons stated…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. BraswellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  3. State v. HardySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
  4. State v. LloydSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2001
  5. State v. MoormanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1987

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