STATE v. CHERRY

No. COA99-1536.

541 S.E.2d 205 (2000)

STATE of North Carolina v. Dennie Lee CHERRY, III, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 29, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Michael F. Easley, by Special Deputy Attorney General Francis W. Crawley, for the State.

Donnie R. Taylor; and Charles A. Moore, Ahoskie, for defendant-appellant.


HORTON, Judge.

Defendant first argues that the trial court erred when it allowed Deputy Sheriff Terry to testify that, in his opinion, Robert Edwards died from the gunshot wounds to the back of his head. At trial, the State offered no expert medical testimony as to Mr. Edwards' cause of death. Defendant contends that, because the only foundation for Deputy Terry's opinion was that he had seen bullet holes before, his opinion was in fact speculative and should have...

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