STATE v. McMAHON

No. 8318SC685.

312 S.E.2d 526 (1984)

STATE of North Carolina v. Donnie Joe McMAHON.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 6, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen. Guy A. Hamlin, Raleigh, for the State.

Nora Henry Hargrove, Wilson, for defendant-appellant.


WHICHARD, Judge.

Defendant contends the court erred in refusing to allow a witness to testify on his behalf for the purpose of impeaching the character of the alleged victim. Because the refusal may have resulted from a misapprehension of law, and because the possibility that defendant was prejudiced thereby is substantial, we award a new trial.

Defendant called one Christine Mills as a witness, but the court refused to allow her to testify. The record does...

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