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State v. Lucas

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided March 4, 1981No. 67PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUSKINS, Justice.

Defendant’s motion at the close of the State’s evidence to dismiss the charge of second degree sexual assault was denied. This ruling is the basis for his first assignment of error.

G.S. 14-27.5 provides in pertinent part as follows:(a) A person is guilty of a sexual offense in the second degree if the person engages in a sexual act with another person:(1) By force and against the will of the other person;(b) Any person who commits the offense defined in this section is guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the State’s prison for a term of…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. State v. SpencerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
  3. State v. NelsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
  4. State v. FoxSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
  5. State v. WrightSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State v. AsheSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  2. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994
  3. State v. RoseSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
  4. State v. BrowningIdaho Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. State v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1991

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