258 N.C. App. 150 - State v. Weldon’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “[n]otwithstanding the character implications of the admission of testimony that defendant was seen exiting a house that was being investigated in response to "a drug complaint," the State presented the testimony of three witnesses familiar with defendant who identified him as the individual shooting a weapon in the surveillance video. This testimony was strong enough to have supported the jury's verdict on its own.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 265 N.C. App. 576 - State v. Thompson

2. “Rule 404(b) is a rule of inclusion of relevant evidence with but one exception, that is, the evidence must be excluded if its only probative value is to show that [the] defendant has the propensity or disposition to commit an offense of the nature of the crime charged.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 265 N.C. App. 576 - State v. Thompson

3. “was dealing with a complaint about [a] house on Blatent Court. It was a drug complaint that I got from the citizens. While investigating that I saw the defendant come out of the house and get into the vehicle.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 265 N.C. App. 576 - State v. Thompson