North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
A federal judge has sentenced a Goldsboro man to 176 years in prison for his part in a series of robberies in eastern North Carolina.
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Criminal Practice – Burglary – ‘Entry’ – Breaking or Entering – Robbery – Show-Up ID – Restitution
State v. Watkins Where the state showed only that the butt of a shotgun entered the victim’s home as it broke a window - after which defendant heard the victim inside the home and ran away - the state failed to show the “entry” required to convict defendant of first-degree burglary. However, in convicting defendant of burglary, the jury necessarily found all the elements of felonious breaking or entering.
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Read More »Criminal Practice – Robbery & Murder – Jury Verdict – Arrested Judgment – Evidence – Prior Theft
State v. Blymer. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-0612, 10 pp.) (Wanda G. Bryant, J.) Appealed from Rowan County Superior Court. (John L Holshouser Jr., J.) N.C. App. Holding: Where the jury verdict did not specify whether the jury found defendant guilty ...
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