State v. Rawls

GEER, Judge.

Defendant Preston Teion Rawls appeals from his conviction of one count of felony breaking and entering. Defendant primarily argues that the trial court, when denying his motion to suppress the victim’s pretrial identification, erroneously concluded that N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-284.52 (2009), the Eyewitness Identification Reform Act (“the EIRA”), does not apply to showup identifications. We agree with the trial court. After reviewing the EIRA as a whole, considering our courts’ prior decisions distinguishing showups from lineups, and noting the fact that defendant’s argument would…