STATE v. GROVES

No. 553A87.

378 S.E.2d 763 (1989)

324 N.C. 360

STATE of North Carolina v. Ricky GROVES.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

May 4, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen. by G. Patrick Murphy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

Malcolm Ray Hunter, Jr., Appellate Defender by Mark D. Montgomery, Asst. Appellate Defender, Raleigh, and Wade Byrd, Fayetteville, for defendant-appellant.


MITCHELL, Justice.

The defendant first contends on appeal that he was denied his right to a speedy trial guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. He also contends that the trial court committed reversible error in certain of its evidentiary rulings and by denying his motion to dismiss the charge against him. Finally, the defendant contends that the trial court erred in its instructions to the jury.

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