Legal Opinion

State v. Brown

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided September 20, 1994No. 9319SC968PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COZORT, Judge.

Defendant Tonya Brown appeals from a judgment imposing a sentence of life imprisonment for the second degree murder of her husband. While defendant brings forth numerous assignments of error, we shall consider only whether the trial court erred by refusing to allow her to make an offer of proof regarding the testimony of Gina Russell and thereby depriving the defendant from preserving the proposed testimony in the record for the purpose of appellate review. We find the trial court erred by not allowing the defendant to make an offer of proof and depriving her from preserving the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. ThomasSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
  2. State v. ChapmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
  3. State v. ThomasSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1990
  4. State v. RuddCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1983

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. BrownCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1995
  2. State v. CooperCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2013
  3. State v. MackeyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2000
  4. Willard v. VP Builders, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2014

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