Legal Opinion
State v. Moore
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided December 21, 2004No. COA03-1421PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGEE, Judge.
Benson Maurice Moore (defendant) was convicted of statutory rape in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27.7A(a) and was sentenced to 300-369 months in prison on 11 June 2003. Defendant appeals.
The State’s evidence at trial tended to show that on 27 June 2001, defendant came to S.R.’s home to have her braid his hair. Defendant asked S.R. how old she was and S.R. replied that she had just turned fifteen. Defendant did not believe that S.R. was only fifteen. He also asked S.R. whether she was a virgin and S.R. replied that she was. Both defendant and S.R. agreed they would have sex…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Bell v. ConeSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
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3Cited by4 opinions
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