Smith's Criminal Case Compendium
Table of Contents
Evidence
Arrest, Search, and Investigation
Criminal Offenses
Drug Offenses
State v. Best, 196 N.C. App. 220 (Apr. 7, 2009)
The trial court erred in ordering restitution to the murder victims’ families when there was no direct and proximate causal link between the defendant’s actions and harm caused to those families. The defendant was convicted as an accessory after the fact to murder and none of the defendant’s actions obstructed the murder investigation or assisted the principals in evading detection, arrest, or punishment.