Legal Opinion

State v. Abbott

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided December 20, 2011No. COA11-658PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUNTER, JR., Robert. N., Judge.

Selvyn Martin Abbott (“Defendant”) appeals his conviction for larceny by employee. On appeal, Defendant contends: (1) the trial court erred by allowing the State to amend the bill of indictment; (2) the trial court erred by entering judgment against Defendant where the amended indictment failed to allege a victim capable of owning property; (3) the trial court committed plain error by failing to instruct the jury on “temporary deprivation” in its charge to the jury; and (4) the trial court erred by denying Defendant’s motion to dismiss at the close of the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. WallaceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2000
  2. State v. AbrahamSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994
  3. State v. PriceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
  4. State v. FroggeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2000
  5. Ales v. T. A. Loving Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2004

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2014
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  3. State v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2024
  4. State v. OldroydCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2020
  5. State v. OldroydCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2020

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