Legal Opinion
State v. Leyva
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided February 6, 2007No. COA06-354PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELMORE, Judge.
On 7 June 2005, Jose Leyva (defendant) was convicted by a jury in Mecklenburg County of trafficking in cocaine by possession and trafficking in cocaine by transportation. He was sentenced to 175 to 219 months in prison. It is from this conviction that defendant appeals.
On 31 August 2004, defendant was involved in a drug deal with undercover agents of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD). On 30 August 2004, defendant met with a confidential informant working for the CMPD at Salsa’s Restaurant, and Detective James Almond made an audiotape of the conversation between…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- State v. OdomSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
- State v. BagleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1987
- State v. WalkerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
- State v. HardySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- State v. CanadyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008
- State v. SimmonsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008
- State v. BatchelorCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2010
- State v. BlackwellCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2010
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