Legal Opinion
State v. Locklear
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided December 1, 1981No. 32PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EXUM, Justice.
Both defendants in this consolidated appeal challenge the sufficiency of the state’s evidence on each element of a first degree sexual offense. We conclude the evidence was sufficient and the trial court properly denied defendants’ motions to dismiss for evidentiary insufficiency.
At trial, the victim and the state’s principal witness, John Oliver, a 17-year-old resident of Florida, testified as follows:
He was arrested for the larceny of gasoline on 1-95 in Robeson County on Tuesday, 16 September 1980. He was placed in a small cell at the Robeson County jail with three other…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Delaware Republican State Committee v. RedfearnSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- State v. LudlumSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
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3Cited by42 opinions
- State v. BagleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1987
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- State v. EtheridgeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1987
- State v. ThomasSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
- State v. StanleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
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