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State v. Purdie

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided April 4, 1989No. 8813SC483PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECTON, Judge.

Defendant James David Purdie was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to ten years imprisonment for his role in a head-on collision in which the driver of the other car was killed. Purdie appeals, contending that the trial judge erred by: 1) allowing an accident reconstruction expert to testify; 2) permitting the prosecutor to ask a witness a leading question on direct examination; 3) refusing to allow Purdie’s former attorney to testify regarding a statement made to him by an unavailable witness; 4) allowing Purdie to be cross-examined about a statement made to a…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. McDonald v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. State v. BullardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
  4. State v. SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  5. State v. HuffstetlerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State v. CastanedaCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009
  2. Guyther v. Nationwide Mutual Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1993
  3. State v. RileyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2003
  4. Martishius v. Carolco Studios, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2001
  5. State v. BrownCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007

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