STATE v. PLATT

No. 8626SC963.

354 S.E.2d 332 (1987)

STATE of North Carolina v. Alphonso PLATT, Jr., Belton Lamont Platt, and Gerald Bernard Davis.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 7, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Lacy H. Thornburg by Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen. David S. Crump, Raleigh, for the State.

Asst. Public Defender Marc D. Towler, Charlotte, for defendant Alphonso Platt, Jr.

James H. Carson, Jr., Charlotte, for defendant Belton Platt.


WELLS, Judge.

Appeal of Defendant Alphonso Platt, Jr.

Defendant Alphonso Platt contends the court erred in admitting the prior statement of Willie Townsend. For the reasons below, we hold that the court erred by admitting this statement but that this error was not sufficiently prejudicial to warrant a new trial in light of other similar evidence properly admitted at trial.

The State initially called Willie Townsend to testify as a witness...

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