Legal Opinion

State v. Falana

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided July 5, 2017No. COA16-1306Published

1Opinion of the Court

MURPHY, Judge.

*329 Michael Ayodeji Falana ("Defendant") appeals from the judgment below in which a jury found him guilty of felony conversion. Defendant argues that the trial court erred by denying his Motion to Dismiss *330 because: (1) the State failed to establish an essential element of felony conversion; and (2) the State's evidence at trial fatally varied from the indictment. Defendant argues further that the trial court's jury instructions were in error because: (1) the trial judge instructed the jury on felony conversion based on the evidence presented at trial, which fatally varied from the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. SmithCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007
  2. State v. AbrahamSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994
  3. State v. NormanCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2002
  4. State v. WoodyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1999
  5. State v. MarleyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2013

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