Smith's Criminal Case Compendium
Table of Contents
Criminal Procedure
Indictment & Pleading Issues
Evidence
Arrest, Search, and Investigation
State v. James, ___ N.C. App. ___, 789 S.E.2d 543 (Aug. 2, 2016)
The trial court properly denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss a first-degree kidnapping charge. The trial court did not err by failing to instruct the jury on the lesser-included offense of false imprisonment where substantial evidence showed that the defendant threatened and terrorized the victim.