Legal Opinion
State v. May
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided June 13, 1977No. 62PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Justice.
Defendant first contends that the evidence of his participation in the robbery of the XL Cleaners on 8 February 1975 was improperly admitted and that the. admission of such evidence constitutes reversible error. This contention is based upon defendant’s assertion that the evidence was not probative of any issue in the case and was introduced solely to inflame the jury, to the prejudice of defendant.
*648In the oft-cited case of State v. McClain, 240 N.C. 171, 173, 81 S.E. 2d 364, 365 (1954), Justice Ervin set forth the well established rule “that in a prosecution for a particular…
2Cases cited58 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Spencer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Lisenba v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by52 opinions
- State v. PowellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
- State v. IrwinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
- State v. GarciaSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2004
- State v. RookSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
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