State v. Baldwin (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-07-0333, 21 pp.) (Donna Stroud, J.) Appealed from Hoke County Superior Court (Richard Brown, J.) N.C. App. Holding: According to G.S. § 14-32.4(a), a person is guilty of the Class F felony of assault ...

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State v. Broussard (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-07-0162, 17 pp.) (John Tyson, J.) Appealed from Cumberland County Superior Court (James Bell, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Even though there was conflicting evidence about who started the fight between defendant and the victim, ...

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State v. Pender Even though a juror admitted during voir dire that he had learned about this case by reading about it in the newspaper, during questioning by the court and defense counsel, the juror repeatedly asserted that he believed he could put aside what he had learned from the media. The trial court did not err in denying defendant’s challenge to the juror for cause. We find no error in defendant’s conviction of first-degree murder.

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State v. Cruz. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-06-0991, 1 p.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Robeson County Superior Court. (Stafford G. Bullock, J.) On appeal from the N.C. Court of Appeals. N.C. S. Ct. Click here for the full text of the ...

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