State v. Mahatha

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA No. COA20-656 Filed 16 May 2023 Guilford County, No. 18 CRS 86180-82 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. KEITH D. MAHATHA, Defendant. Appeal by Defendant from judgments entered 13 February 2020 by Judge Susan E. Bray in Guilford County Superior Court. Heard in the Court of Appeals 26 May 2022. Attorney General Joshua H. Stein, by Assistant Attorney General Sarah N. Tackett, for the State. Richard J. Costanza for defendant-appellee. MURPHY, Judge. Under N.C.G.S. § 15A-910, a criminal defendant may move for sanctions, including a mistrial, where the State fails…