State of North Carolina v. Davis

STEELMAN, Judge.

Where the admission of certain pieces of evidence by the trial court did not constitute plain error, a new trial is not warranted. Where defendant failed to follow the statutory procedure for challenging an allegedly unqualified juror, defendant has failed to preserve the issue for appellate review.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

In August of 2005, K.T., aged 10, lived in Durham with her mother, younger brother D.T., younger sister N.T., and her mother’s boyfriend, Michael Rayshawn Davis (defendant). KT.’s mother worked as a receptionist, arriving home at 6:00 or 6:15 p.m.…