Legal Opinion

State v. Green

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided February 20, 2018No. COA17-39PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURPHY, Judge.

*88 Kenneth Wayne Green, Jr. ("Defendant") appeals his conviction for driving a motor vehicle while his license was revoked ("DWLR") in violation of N.C.G.S. § 20-28(a). On appeal, Defendant assigns error to the trial court's refusal to instruct the jury that a defendant must have knowledge of his license revocation to be found guilty of DWLR. After careful review, we hold that, because Defendant introduced evidence that he had not received actual notice of his license's revocation from the Department of Motor Vehicles, the trial court was required to instruct the jury that it…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. CastanedaCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009
  2. State v. SnyderSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1996
  3. State v. AtwoodSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
  4. State v. ChesterCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1976
  5. State v. CruzCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. BarberCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2021
  2. State v. BarberCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2021

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