State v. Lalinde

GEER, Judge.

Defendant John Omar Lalinde appeals from his convictions of' child abduction and felonious restraint. On appeal, defendant primarily argues that the trial court erred in denying his request for a special *309instruction regarding whether North Carolina had jurisdiction over the child abduction charge. Because defendant does not dispute the facts relevant to the jurisdiction question and those facts establish that one element of the crime occurred in North Carolina, there was no issue for the jury to resolve, and the trial court properly declined to instruct the jury regarding…