Legal Opinion

State v. Camp

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided November 26, 1974No. 73PublishedCited by 108 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOORE, Justice.

The sole question presented by this appeal is the weight to be given a properly administered blood test that shows non-paternity. The trial court instructed the jury that blood tests are not conclusive on the issue of nonpaternity but that the- results of such tests are to be considered along with all the other evidence in determining the issue of paternity. The 'Court of Appeals awarded a new trial, saying that the instruction as given was erroneous, and that the court should have charged that under the law of genetics and heredity a man and woman of blood group “0” cannot…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. State v. . HarrisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
  2. Berry v. ChaplinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1946
  3. Arais v. KalensnikoffCalifornia Supreme Court · 1937
  4. State v. WarrenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1960
  5. State v. . HumphriesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1936

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3Cited by108 opinions

  1. State v. FulcherSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
  2. Liberty Mutual Insurance v. PenningtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2002
  3. Matter of BanksSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
  4. In Re the Investigation of the Death of MillerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2003
  5. Ge Betz, Inc. v. ConradCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2013

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