State v. Tuck

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

Albert Hilton Tuck, Jr. (“defendant”), appeals his conviction for six counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon. For the reasons discussed herein, we hold that defendant received a trial free of prejudicial error.

The State’s evidence presented at trial tends to show the following: On 26 November 2003, June Matal (“Matal”) and Lois Ellen Smarella (“Smarella”) were at Suzio’s at Six Forks Station, a women’s boutique located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Defendant entered the store, pointed a gun at Matal and Smarella, and ordered Smarella to open the store’s cash register.…