Court of Appeals in State v. Townsend Beefs Up Prejudice Required for Relief under Knoll

Published for NC Criminal Law on August 19, 2014.

[Author’s note:  State v. Townsend was withdrawn and replaced by a subsequent opinion, available here.  The portion of the opinion discussed below was unchanged by the subsequent opinion.] No one gets relief any more under State v. Knoll—at least not from the court of appeals.  State v. Townsend, decided today, is the latest in a series ... Read more

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