Legal Opinion

State v. Miller

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided May 6, 1986No. 8526SC1079PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Judge.

In one Assignment of Error defendant contends the court erred by admitting into evidence the results of defendant’s blood test on the grounds that this information was irrelevant and constitutes inadmissible hearsay. In another Assignment of Error defendant contends that the results of the blood test were inadmissible for lack of authentication. We disagree with these contentions. We will address both Assignments of Error together.

“ ‘Relevant evidence’ means evidence having any tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. McDonald v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. State v. HuffstetlerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
  3. State v. GrierSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  4. Sims ex rel. Sims v. Charlotte Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1962
  5. Sims v. Charlotte Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1962

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. United States Leasing Corp. v. Everett, Creech, Hancock & HerzigCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1988
  2. In re S.D.J.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008
  3. State v. McDonaldCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2002
  4. State v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2013
  5. Conner v. Continental Industrial Chemicals, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1996

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