STATE v. BROWN

No. 39A84.

321 S.E.2d 856 (1984)

STATE of North Carolina v. Lester Lee BROWN.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 6, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rufus L. Edmisten, Atty. Gen. by Thomas J. Ziko, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

Carl F. Parrish, Winston-Salem, for defendant-appellant.


BRANCH, Chief Justice.

By his first assignment of error, defendant contends the trial court erred in restricting defense counsel's cross-examination of the prosecuting witness. Specifically, defendant complains that he was not permitted to cross-examine Elizabeth Noles extensively regarding a prior accusation of rape she made against another man approximately sixteen months before the trial of this case.

Prior to trial, defense counsel filed a motion in which...

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