State v. Forte and the Competency of Elderly Witnesses

Published for NC Criminal Law on September 09, 2010.

This week, the court of appeals decided State v. Forte, a case in which the defendant was convicted of exploitation of an elder adult in violation of G.S. 14-112.2 and its predecessor. The case provides a helpful interpretation of some of the key terms in the statute, and it is worth reading for that alone. ... Read more

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