State v. Hurt

DAVIS, Judge.

This case is before this Court on remand from the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Our Supreme Court held that for the reasons stated in State v. Ortiz-Zape, _ N.C. _, 743 S.E.2d 156 (2013), Defendant’s rights under the Confrontation Clause were not violated. State v. Hurt, _ N.C. _, 743 S.E.2d 173 (2013). On remand, we address Defendant’s remaining arguments.

David Franklin Hurt (“Defendant”) appeals from a judgment imposing a sentence in the aggravated range for second-degree murder. Specifically, Defendant alleges the trial court erred by (1) denying his motion to dismiss the…