Smith's Criminal Case Compendium
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Criminal Procedure
Indictment & Pleading Issues
Arrest, Search, and Investigation
Criminal Offenses
Drug Offenses
State v. Green, 229 N.C. App. 121 (Aug. 20, 2013)
In a residential robbery case, the trial court did not err by admitting 404(b) evidence of the defendant’s robbery at a Holiday Inn two days after the incident in question. As to similarity, the court noted that both incidents were armed robberies. Also, the perpetrators in both wore black hoodies and dark fabric covering part of their faces, immediately demanded money upon entering the buildings, used a black semi-automatic handgun by “pushing” it to the heads of the victims, restrained the victims in a similar manner, and moved the victims from place to place, searching for money.