State v. Starr

MARTIN, Justice.

This case presents the question of whether the trial court exercised its discretion in accordance with N.C.G.S. § 15A-1233(a) when it denied the jury’s request to review the trial transcript. For the reasons stated herein, we modify and affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals finding no error in the trial court’s denial of the jury’s request.

On 27 September 2007, members of the Wilmington Fire Department arrived at an apartment complex in response to a 911 call reporting water leaking into one of the units. Concerned that defendant, the upstairs resident, might need…