56 N.C. App. 459 - State v. Floyd’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “We conclude that where a witness testified that he has lived for some time in the same community with the person whose character is at issue, has known that person personally, and has heard nothing negative about him, the witness’s testimony is admissible as evidence of reputation. [Citations omitted.] The trial court erred in concluding otherwise. In the case at bar, there were no witnesses to the disputed events other than the defendant and the prosecuting witness. The outcome of the trial, therefore, necessarily turned on which version of the facts the jury believed, ie., which witness the jury found more credible. Accordingly, we find the court’s error in excluding evidence of defendant’s reputation was prejudicial and entitles him to a”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Packer