State v. Gillikin

McCullough, Judge.

On 21 September 2010, Charles Lindberg Gillikin, III (“defendant”), was convicted of second-degree rape, false imprisonment, and misdemeanor larceny. On appeal, defendant contends he is entitled to a new trial for the following reasons: (1) the State’s closing argument was ex mero motu error; (2) the State’s cross-examination of defendant was plain error; (3) the State’s cross-examination of defendant’s father was plain error; (4) the admission of evidence presented by a State witness about defendant’s bad character was plain error; (5) the trial court’s re-instructions to…