Legal Opinion

State v. Taylor

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided January 17, 2017No. COA16–723Published

1Opinion of the Court

DILLON, Judge.

Samuel Allen Taylor ("Defendant") appeals from a judgment entered upon his guilty plea to first-degree burglary, injury to real property, and assault on a female. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the trial court's judgment.

I. Background

On 20 September 2014, a woman was awakened by a commotion inside her Hendersonville home. She went to the kitchen Defendant grabbed her by the arm and shouted, "Get on the ground, stay there. And where is your money?" The man walked away and the victim was able to escape from the house and call 911. Responding officers noticed that the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. State v. FairSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2001
  3. State v. KinchSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  4. State v. GrahamCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007
  5. State v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2002

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