Legal Opinion

State v. Watts

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided February 5, 1985No. 8425SC310PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WEBB, Judge.

The defendant first argues that the State’s witness failed to identify the defendant in the courtroom as the perpetrator of the alleged offenses. Mr. Jordan testified that he “first saw the automobile of the defendant Jacob Leonard Watts, when he was traveling on 14th Avenue, N.W.” He continued to testify that he arrested the “defendant” for driving under the influence of alcohol and also that he found a pistol in the “defendant’s” glove box. This is sufficient identification of the defendant for the jury to find he was the perpetrator of the alleged offenses.

The defendant next…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. State v. BaldwinCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1977

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Becker v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989
  2. Brooks v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
  3. Richardson v. HiattCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1989
  4. State v. BaileyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985
  5. State v. HinchmanCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008

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