STATE v. ARMISTEAD

No. 812SC401.

283 S.E.2d 162 (1981)

STATE of North Carolina v. James Gregory ARMISTEAD.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

October 20, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen. Myron C. Banks, Raleigh, for the State.

Herman E. Gaskins, Jr., Washington, for defendant-appellant.


VAUGHN, Judge.

Defendant contends the court committed prejudicial error in allowing the introduction of testimony concerning a separate incident where defendant struck his child.

It is well established in North Carolina that when the defendant in a criminal trial does not testify, evidence of other offenses is inadmissible if its only relevance is to show the character of the accused or his disposition to commit the offense charged. 1 Stansbury, N.C. Evidence...

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