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STATE v. WOOD

No. 74A81.

294 S.E.2d 310 (1982)

STATE of North Carolina v. John WOOD.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

August 25, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rufus L. Edmisten, Atty. Gen. by Wilson Hayman, Associate Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the state.

Adam Stein, Appellate Defender by Ann B. Peterson, Asst. Appellate Defender, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.

EXUM, Justice.

The question presented is whether the trial court erroneously admitted the testimony of state's witness, Dr. Joseph Deese, concerning findings on certain stained slides of body fluids when these findings were made by someone other than Dr. Deese. We conclude that the doctor's testimony is inadmissible hearsay, improperly admitted into evidence over defendant's objection, and constituted prejudicial error...

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