STATE v. SMITH

No. COA99-302.

532 S.E.2d 235 (2000)

STATE of North Carolina v. Melvin Keith SMITH, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 5, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Michael F. Easley, by Assistant Attorney General Jane Ammons Gilchrist, for the State.

Teddy and Meekins, P.L.L.C., by David R. Teddy, Shelby, for defendant-appellant.


JOHN, Judge.

Defendant challenges the trial court's 5 December 1997 order (the Order) denying "Defendant's Motions For A Mistrial and To Set Aside The Jury Verdict" (defendant's motions) as well as the court's 12 February 1998 judgment (the Judgment). We reverse the trial court's denial of defendant's motion to set aside the verdict.

On 6 November 1995, defendant was indicted in Rutherford County on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill...

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