by Anthony R. Williams | Oct 20, 2026 | Criminal Law, Evidence, Post-Conviction, Wake County
State of North Carolina v. Durward Wilson Leggett (COA25-288) is a Wake County case in which Mr. Leggette III was convicted by a jury of second-degree rape. On appeal, he argued that the trial court erred by admitting unauthenticated videos and by placing him on...
by Lisa Anderson Williams | Oct 15, 2026 | Criminal Law, Jury Instructions, Post-Conviction, Wake County
State of North Carolina v. Gary Earl Jenkins (COA25-131) is a Wake County case murder case in which Mr. Jenkins raised three issues on appeal. He argued that the trial court erred by denying his request for a jury instruction on involuntary manslaughter. Next he...
by Lisa Anderson Williams | Oct 14, 2026 | Criminal Law, Jury Instructions, Post-Conviction, Wake County
State of North Carolina v. Christopher Robert Jarmul (COA25-599) is a Wake County case in which Mr. Jarmul was convicted of multiple sex related offenses involving a minor. Although there were six judgments entered against Mr. Jarmul, he only appealed one of them. His...
by Anthony R. Williams | Oct 14, 2026 | Criminal Law, Durham County, Evidence, First-Degree Murder, Post-Conviction
State of North Carolina v. Mario Blanding (COA25-584) is an unpublished North Carolina Court of Appeals decision from March of 2026. Mr. Blanding was convicted of two first-degree murders and his appeal was based on the trial court’s admission of Rule 404(b) evidence...
by Anthony R. Williams | Oct 11, 2026 | Criminal Law, Durham County, Evidence, Jury Instructions, Post-Conviction
State of North Carolina v. Rashawn Harwell (COA25-348) is a Durham County case in which Mr. Harwell was convicted of second-degree murder based on the State’s theory of acting in concert. Mr. Harwell appealed his conviction to the North Carolina Court of Appeals...
by Lisa Anderson Williams | Oct 11, 2026 | Criminal Law, DWI, Evidence, Post-Conviction, Traffic, Wake County
State of North Carolina v. Theric Arnold Holt (COA25-560) is a driving while impaired case in which the Confrontation Clauses of both the United States and North Carolina Constitutions were raised. Here the North Carolina Court of Appeals was tasked with determining...
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