by Lisa Anderson Williams | Sep 22, 2026 | Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, Jury Instructions
State of North Carolina v. Jaquale Markece Burnette (COA25-837) is an unpublished opinion of the North Carolina Court of Appeals from a case out of Alamance County. This case is interesting because Mr. Burnette was convicted of second-degree kidnapping among other...
by Lisa Anderson Williams | Sep 20, 2026 | Criminal Law, DNA, First-Degree Murder, Jury Instructions
State of North Carolina v. Rocky Marciana Ashford (COA25-1116) is an unpublished opinion of the North Carolina Court of Appeals from a case out of Wayne County. Here, the court considers whether the conduct of a prosecutor during a trial warrants a mistrial and Mr....
by Anthony R. Williams | Sep 20, 2026 | Criminal Law, First-Degree Murder, Jury Instructions
State of North Carolina v. Tyler David Clark (COA25-777) is an unpublished opinion of the North Carolina Court of Appeals from a case out of Caswell County. Here, a seventeen-year-old was convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his father. On appeal,...
by Anthony R. Williams | Sep 11, 2026 | Criminal Law, First-Degree Murder, Jury Instructions
In a follow-up to our summary of State of North Carolina v. Justin Isaiah Bess (COA24-945), in which the North Carolina Court of Appeals looked at the important issue of when a jury should be given an instruction on a lesser included offense, we now review State v....
by Anthony R. Williams | Sep 10, 2026 | Criminal Law, First-Degree Murder, Jury Instructions
In State of North Carolina v. Justin Isaiah Bess (COA24-945), an unpublished opinion of the North Carolina Court of Appeals filed in August of 2026, the Court looks at the important issue of when a jury should be given an instruction on a lesser included offense. The...
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