Legal Opinion

State v. Willis

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided March 2, 1993No. 913SC1286PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WELLS, Judge.

Defendant offers five assignments of error on appeal. By his first assignment of error, defendant contends the court erred in overruling his objection to the use of a mannequin’s head to illustrate the testimony of expert witness Dr. Charles L. Garrett. Dr. Garrett performed the autopsy on the victim. At trial, he was permitted to place a dowel through the mannequin’s head to illustrate the path of the bullet. Dr. Garrett testified that the exit and entrance wounds were fairly and accurately depicted by the model. Dr. Garrett did not, however, testify that the mannequin head was…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. State v. BullardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
  3. State v. JacksonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  4. State v. GrierSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  5. State v. PruittSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. GoodeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1995
  2. State v. GodleyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2000
  3. State v. SandersCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2010
  4. State v. MooseCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1994
  5. State v. GodleyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2000

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