176 N.C. App. 410 - State v. Scanlon’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
October 2018
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Brady v. State of Maryland · Crawford v. Washington · State v. Braswell · Modjeski & Masters, Applicant, V
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“[A]bsent a showing of an abuse of discretion, a decision regarding whether to disqualify counsel 'is discretionary with the trial judge and is not generally reviewable on appeal.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[Donald Scanlon] worked for Claudine Wilson Harris as a handyman from October 1995 through January 1996 [in Durham, North Carolina], [Scanlon] lived at Ms. Harris’ residence until she discovered that he had been misusing her credit cards and forging checks on her checking account. After Ms. Harris evicted [Scanlon] from her home and sought to take out warrants against him, [Scanlon] threatened to kill her. Ms. Harris told her sister, Barbara Breeden, that she feared that [Scanlon] had a key to her home and she felt that she should have the locks changed. Ms. Harris never changed the locks to her residence; however, as a result of her fears for her own safety, Ms. Harris’ nephew, Carlos Breeden, and his girlfriend came to live with her at the end of January 1996. At around 9:00 p.m. on 27 February 1996, Carlos Breeden found Ms. Harris’ body in her bed with a plastic bag wrapped around her head and tied in a knot. Ms. Harris’ sweatshirt was pushed up, revealing her underclothes, and her sweat pants and under pants were partially pulled down. Near her bed was a soup can punched with holes, described as a pipe for smoking controlled substances, and a torn-up letter to [Scanlon] expressing her feelings for him. A toxicology report revealed that she had cocaine metabolites in her blood. On 10 March 1996, authorities arrested [Scanlon] in Syracuse, New York (on unrelated charges) and found in his possession several of Ms. Harris’ credit cards, as well as a blank check from Ms. Harri”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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