Legal Opinion

State v. Vallejo

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided September 4, 2018No. COA17-1292Published

1Opinion of the Court

BRYANT, Judge.

Where the trial court properly instructed the jury on trafficking in heroin, we find no error. We decline defendant's request to invoke Rule 2 on the unpreserved issue of variance, and likewise overrule defendant's ineffective assistance of counsel claim based on that issue. Where defendant failed to object to the trial court's ruling on a proposed stipulation, or otherwise argue plain error on appeal, the issue is dismissed.

On 9 March 2015, defendant Robert Vallejo was indicted by the grand jury on charges of (1) level two trafficking in heroin by possession; (2) level two…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. LawrenceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2012
  3. Dogwood Development & Management Co. LLC v. White Oak Transport Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 2008
  4. State v. HartSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2007
  5. Steingress v. SteingressSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1999

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