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MATTER OF KHORK

No. 8322DC1302.

321 S.E.2d 487 (1984)

In the Matter of James Aaron KHORK.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 6, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Homesley, Jones, Gaines & Fields by Edmund L. Gaines, Statesville, for defendant-appellant.

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Jane Rankin Thompson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

VAUGHN, Chief Judge.

Defendant first contends that it was error for the court to permit David B. Maddrey to testify that, in his opinion as an expert, the fire was not caused by electrical malfunction. We disagree. Generally, "[a]n expert witness is a person who is better qualified than the jury to form an opinion from facts in evidence." State v. Brackett, 55 N.C. App. 410, 416, 285 S.E.2d 852, 857, rev'd on other grounds...

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