77 N.C. App. 663 - State v. Mitchell’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
March 1990
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Odom · State v. Brown · State v. Moore
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“In State v. Brown, 312 N.C. 237 , 321 S.E.2d 856 (1984), involving a similar variance in a kidnapping indictment and the jury instruction, our Supreme Court held that a new trial was required. As in this case, the defendant in Brown did not object at trial to the instruction . . . but the Court held that the ‘plain error’ rule adopted in State v. Odum, 307 N.C. 655 , 300 S.E.2d 375 (1983) was applicable to allow consideration of such an asserted error. While we view Brown as a significant extension and liberalization of the ‘plain error’ standards set out in Odum , we conclude that Brown requires us to grant a new trial on the kidnapping charge in this case.”
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