Legal Opinion

State v. Fincher

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided April 17, 2018No. COA17-843PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRYANT, Judge.

*607 *160 Where there was sufficient evidence to withstand defendant's motion to dismiss the charge of DWI and where the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting an officer's expert testimony pursuant to Rule 702, we find no error in the judgment of the trial court.

On 10 February 2015, defendant Stacie Michelle Fincher awoke around 7:30 a.m. and took her prescribed medications for her bipolar disorder-Abilify, Wellbutrin, and Lamictal. She had not slept well the previous evening, and around 2:00 a.m., she had taken a Xanax (alprazolam ) to help her fall back to sleep. She…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State v. HennisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1988
  2. State v. FritschSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2000
  3. State v. SmithCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007
  4. State v. BullardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
  5. State v. BarnesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1993

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. CannonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2023
  2. State v. MooreCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2025
  3. State v. NealCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2019

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