Smith's Criminal Case Compendium
Table of Contents
Criminal Procedure
Indictment & Pleading Issues
Evidence
Arrest, Search, and Investigation
Criminal Offenses
Drug Offenses
State v. Goins, 232 N.C. App. 451 (Feb. 18, 2014)
The court rejected the defendant’s 404(b) challenge to evidence elicited by the State that a witness corresponded by mail with the defendant when he was in prison. The fact of “recent incarceration, in and of itself” does not constitute evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts within the meaning of the rule.