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Admission of a Video Interview Into Evidence at Trial Upheld by Appellate Court

by Lisa Anderson Williams | Sep 25, 2026 | Criminal Law, Evidence, Post-Conviction

In an unpublished opinion filed in September of 2026, the North Carolina Court of Appeals addressed a very important evidentiary issue in a child sex offense case. The State of North Carolina v. Michael James Crum (COA25-1008) is a case out of Lee County where Mr....

Appellate Court Finds That Defendant Not Prejudiced By Jury Instruction

by Lisa Anderson Williams | Sep 22, 2026 | Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, Jury Instructions, Post-Conviction

State of North Carolina v. Jaquale Markece Burnette (COA25-837) is an unpublished opinion of the North Carolina Court of Appeals from a case out of Alamance County.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...

Appellate Court Addresses Potential Jurors Seeing Attorney Without His Client in Courtroom

by Anthony R. Williams | Sep 22, 2026 | Criminal Law, Habitual Felon, Jury Pool, Post-Conviction

State of North Carolina v. Charles Lee Boyd (COA26-40)is an unpublished opinion of the North Carolina Court of Appeals from a case out of Forsyth County. Here, the Court addresses whether the trial court committed error by not granting Mr. Boyd’s motion to strike the...

First-Degree Murder Conviction on Premeditation and Deliberation and Felony Murder Upheld by Appeals Court

by Anthony R. Williams | Sep 21, 2026 | Criminal Law, First-Degree Murder, Post-Conviction

State of North Carolina v. Aaron Lamont Little Jr. (COA25-1097) is an unpublished opinion of the North Carolina Court of Appeals from a case out of Guilford County. Here, the Court addresses the legal punishment of one continuous act that results in two victims and...

Appellate Court Ruling Addresses Several Issues Including IAC Claim

by Lisa Anderson Williams | Sep 20, 2026 | Criminal Law, DNA, First-Degree Murder, Jury Instructions, Post-Conviction

State of North Carolina v. Rocky Marciana Ashford (COA25-1116) is an unpublished opinion of the North Carolina Court of Appeals from a case out of Wayne County.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....

Appellate Court Again Finds Defendant Not Entitled to Instruction on Lesser Included Offense

by Anthony R. Williams | Sep 20, 2026 | Criminal Law, First-Degree Murder, Jury Instructions, Post-Conviction

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,...

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