STATE v. ADCOX

No. 38.

277 S.E.2d 398 (1981)

STATE of North Carolina v. Michael Wilson ADCOX

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

May 5, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rufus L. Edmisten, Atty. Gen. by Thomas B. Wood and Archie W. Anders, Asst. Attys. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

Perry, Kittrell, Blackburn & Blackburn by George T. Blackburn, II, Henderson, for defendant.


BRANCH, Chief Justice.

Defendant first contends that the trial court erred by admitting testimony concerning the similarity between shoeprints found at the scene of the crime and the soles of a pair of shoes found at the home of defendant's parents where defendant lived. Defendant argues that the passage of time between the crime and seizure of the shoes, 33 days, and the State's failure to directly tie ownership of the shoes to defendant combine to make the evidence...

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