State v. Isley

BRYANT, Judge.

After hearing evidence presented at trial concerning the role defendant's text messages played in prompting the victim to report defendant's conduct to a magistrate, the court was well within its discretion to revisit a pretrial ruling that initially precluded the admission of the messages. Accordingly, we hold no error.

Defendant Carlton Robert Isley, III, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault on a female by a warrant issued on 9 January 2014 stating there was probable cause to believe defendant assaulted Chelsea Ann Kirby by striking her about the face. Defendant…