State v. Godbey

Supreme Court of North Carolina

State v. Godbey

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA

No. 443PA16

Filed 22 December 2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

v. RONNIE PAUL GODBEY

On discretionary review pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 of a unanimous decision of the Court of Appeals, ___ N.C. App. ___, 792 S.E.2d 820 (2016), finding no error after appeal from a judgment entered on 8 December 2014 by Judge Christopher W. Bragg in Superior Court, Rowan County. Heard in the Supreme Court on 13 December 2017.

Joshua H. Stein, Attorney General, by Anita LeVeaux, Special Deputy Attorney

General, and Sherri Horner Lawrence, Assistant Attorney General, for the

State.

Glenn Gerding, Appellate Defender, by James R. Grant, Assistant Appellate

Defender, for defendant-appellant.

PER CURIAM.

DISCRETIONARY REVIEW IMPROVIDENTLY ALLOWED.

Reference

Status
Published
Syllabus
Appeal from conviction for indecent liberties with a child whether testimony by defendant's wife should have been excluded under the marital communications privilege and Rule of Evidence 404(b) application of N.C.G.S. 8-57, 8-57.1, and 7B-310.