Legal Opinion

State v. Killian

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided November 15, 2016No. 16-268Published

1Opinion of the Court

*884 STEPHENS, Judge.

*444 Defendant appeals from the judgment entered upon his conviction of driving while impaired. Defendant contends that the trial court committed plain error in admitting testimony from the law enforcement officer who arrested him regarding the officer's interpretation of the results of a specific roadside sobriety test. Although we agree with Defendant that the challenged testimony was admitted in error, we conclude that, in light of the overwhelming unchallenged evidence of Defendant's impairment, he was not prejudiced by admission of the challenged testimony. Accordingly,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. OdomSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  2. State v. WalkerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
  3. State v. JordanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1993
  4. State v. GregorySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1996
  5. State v. HelmsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1998

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