Smith's Criminal Case Compendium
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Criminal Procedure
Indictment & Pleading Issues
Arrest, Search, and Investigation
Criminal Offenses
Drug Offenses
State v. Orellana, ___ N.C. App. ___, 817 S.E.2d 480 (Jun. 19, 2018)
In this indecent liberties with a child case, the court rejected the defendant’s argument that a nurse’s opinion testimony improperly vouched for the victim’s credibility. In the relevant portion of her testimony, the nurse stated that erythema that she observed on the victim’s privates was consistent with touching, but also could be consistent with “a multitude of things,” such as improper hygiene. The court was unable to see how this testimony improperly vouched for the victim’s credibility.