State v. Ramos

HUDSON, Justice.

In this case, we consider whether the trial court prejudiced defendant Geraldine Lewis Ramos when it omitted the element of willfulness from jury instructions. Defendant was convicted of damaging a computer system at her workplace in violation of N.C.G.S. § 14-455, after being fired from her position at the Latin American Resource Center (“LARC”) in Raleigh. Because we conclude that the jury could reasonably have reached a different result but for this omission, we hold that the error was prejudicial, and we affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals granting defendant a new…