Smith's Criminal Case Compendium

Smith's Criminal Case Compendium

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Smith's Criminal Case Compendium

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This compendium includes significant criminal cases by the U.S. Supreme Court & N.C. appellate courts, Nov. 2008 – Present. Selected 4th Circuit cases also are included.

Jessica Smith prepared case summaries Nov. 2008-June 4, 2019; later summaries are prepared by other School staff.

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State v. Abbitt, ___ N.C. App. ___, 2021-NCCOA-403 2021-08-03 aff’d, 334A21, ___ N.C. ___ (Sep 1 2023)
Evidence > Relevancy--Rule 401 > Identity of Perpetrator

In this Rowan County case, two defendants, Sindy Abbitt and Daniel Albarran, were convicted of first-degree murder on the basis of premeditation and deliberation and felony murder, attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, and assault with a deadly weapon after they entered a victim’s...
State v. Young, 233 N.C. App. 207 2014-04-01 rev’d on other grounds, 368 N.C. 188 (Aug 21 2015)
Evidence > Relevancy--Rule 401 > Identity of Perpetrator

In this murder case where the defendant was charged with killing his wife, statements by the couple’s child to daycare workers were relevant to the identity of the assailant. The child’s daycare teacher testified that the child asked her for “the mommy doll.” When the teacher gave the child a...
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