STATE v. TUCKER

No. 417A85.

346 S.E.2d 417 (1986)

STATE of North Carolina v. Paul Michael TUCKER.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

August 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen. by James E. Magner, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

Malcolm Ray Hunter, Jr., Acting Appellate Defender by Gordon Widenhouse, Asst. Appellate Defender, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.


EXUM, Justice.

In his appeal defendant contends the trial court (1) committed reversible error in failing to dismiss the kidnapping charges for insufficient evidence; (2) committed plain error in instructing the jury on a theory of kidnapping not charged in the indictment; (3) denied defendant a fair trial by overruling objections to the prosecutor's closing argument concerning defendant's prior criminal acts; and (4) committed plain error in instructing the jury...

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