Where the state failed to prove a crucial element of felony indecent exposure—and the jury was never instructed to consider the element—the state Court of Appeals has ruled that the defendant is entitled to a new trial. According to ...

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In order to convict defendant of felony indecent exposure, the state had to prove that the exposure was “in the presence” of a child. According to our case law, this means that, if the child had looked, he could have ...

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RALEIGH (AP) A registered sex offender found guilty of exposing himself to a North Carolina woman and her 4-year-old son was granted a new trial July 17 after an appeals court found a procedural problem with his felony conviction. The state ...

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State v. Hayes (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-244-16, 6 pp.) (Chris Dillon, J.) Appealed from Wilkes County Superior Court (R. Stuart Albright, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Even though, in a single incident, defendant exposed his private parts to more than one ...

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