Legal Opinion

State v. Corbett

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided September 27, 1983No. 198A82PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN, Justice.

We have carefully reviewed each of defendant’s assignments of error and conclude that he received a fair trial, free of prejudicial error.

Defendant first contends that the trial court ruled erroneously with respect to several of his motions during the jury selection process. During the state’s questioning of prospective juror Little, the state asked the following:

[STATE]: All right. Have you prior to coming to court heard or read anything that you think pertains to these charges from any source?

Mr. LITTLE: Been following it pretty close.

[STATE]: In the newspapers?

Mr. Little:…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. State v. WallaceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2000
  2. State v. RobbinsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1987
  3. State v. GibbsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1993
  4. State v. RameySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
  5. State v. LocklearSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2009

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