Smith's Criminal Case Compendium
Table of Contents
Criminal Procedure
Indictment & Pleading Issues
Evidence
Arrest, Search, and Investigation
State v. Harris, 222 N.C. App. 585 (Aug. 21, 2012)
In an armed robbery case, the trial court did not commit plain error by failing instruct the jury on a lesser-included offense of “aggravated common law robbery.” The court rejected the defendant’s argument that Apprendi and Blakely created a North Carolina crime of aggravated common law robbery.