Legal Opinion

State v. Hoskins

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided July 3, 1979No. 7926SC41PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

PARKER, Judge.

The defendant first assigns error to the trial court’s overruling his objection to the testimony of Barbara Moore. He contends that this evidence was inadmissible because it showed the commission of a criminal offense separate and distinct from the offenses for which he was being tried. We find no error.

Evidence of other offenses is inadmissible on the issue of guilt if its only relevancy is to show the character of the accused or his disposition to commit an offense of the nature of the one charged; but if it tends to prove any other relevant fact it will not be excluded merely…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. McClainSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  2. State v. Marshall Norman HicksSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  3. State v. HarrisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
  4. State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
  5. State v. DixSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1973

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1981

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