Smith's Criminal Case Compendium
Table of Contents
Criminal Procedure
Indictment & Pleading Issues
Arrest, Search, and Investigation
Criminal Offenses
Drug Offenses
State v. Cole, 209 N.C. App. 84 (Jan. 4, 2011)
No plain error occurred when a detective testified that after his evaluation of the scene, he determined that the case involved a robbery and resulting homicide. The court rejected the defendant’s argument that the trial court improperly allowed the detective to give a legal opinion, concluding that the detective merely was testifying about police procedure.