State v. Little

MARTIN, Judge.

Though defendant presents several assignments of error, the only one warranting express consideration is the assignment of error based on the admission of evidence of an offense which occurred more than seven months after the date of the offense with which defendant is charged in the case at bar.

“It is the general rule that in a prosecution for a particular crime, evidence in chief which shows that defendant has committed other distinct, independent offenses is not admissible. State v. Myers, 240 N.C. 462, 82 S.E. 2d 213; State v. McClain, 240 N.C. 171, 81 S.E. 2d 364. This rule…