Legal Opinion

State v. Crawford

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided March 2, 2004No. COA03-485PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WYNN, Judge.

By this appeal, Defendant Martin Alva Crawford argues the trial court erred by (I) excluding testimony that his wife shot her former husband; (II) overruling his objection to the prosecutor’s prejudicial comment concerning Defendant’s firearms expert; and (III) failing to instruct the jurors that they may not take notes. Defendant also contends that he was afforded ineffective assistance of counsel in that his attorney failed to have jury selection recorded. After careful review, we find Defendant received a fair trial, free from prejudicial error.

The pertinent facts indicate that…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Roe v. Flores-OrtegaSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. State v. SoyarsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1992
  4. State v. RogersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2002
  5. State v. SandersonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. GUILLEN-MARTINEZCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008
  2. State v. LocklearCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2026
  3. Theodore Lee Everett v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2004

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