Legal Opinion

State v. Banks

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided July 28, 1988No. 628A87PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EXUM, Chief Justice.

Defendant contends the trial court erred in: (1) admitting opinion testimony as to defendant’s age; (2) refusing to exclude evidence of defendant’s age obtained during the booking process; (3) refusing to permit defense counsel in closing argument to read the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution; (4) improperly instructing the jury as to indecent liberties; and (5) denying defendant’s motion for mistrial because of the behavior of a *755juror during jury deliberations. We conclude the trial court erred only in refusing to permit defense counsel to read the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Carter v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. State v. RogersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
  5. State v. GladdenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. State v. HerrinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
  2. United States v. Alvin James PierceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
  3. State v. ReidSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1993
  4. State v. WardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2001
  5. State v. McQueenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1989

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