Smith's Criminal Case Compendium
Table of Contents
Criminal Procedure
Indictment & Pleading Issues
Evidence
Arrest, Search, and Investigation
State v. Watterson, 198 N.C. App. 500 (Aug. 4, 2009)
In a prosecution under G.S. 14-288.8 (manufacture, assembly, possession, storage, transportation, sale, purchase, delivery, or acquisition of weapon of mass death and destruction), the State is not required to prove that the defendant knew of the physical characteristics of the weapon that made it unlawful.