STATE v. THORNTON

No. COA02-303.

582 S.E.2d 308 (2003)

STATE of North Carolina v. Weldon Eugene THORNTON, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 1, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy Cooper, by Assistant Attorney General Jill B. Hickey, for the State.

Miles & Montgomery, by Mark Montgomery, Durham, for defendant-appellant.


HUDSON, Judge.

Defendant appeals judgments entered upon jury verdicts convicting defendant of one count of first degree rape and one count of taking indecent liberties with a minor. For the reasons discussed below, we conclude there was no error. We remand defendant's Motion for Appropriate Relief to the superior court for the taking of evidence and such further proceedings as it deems necessary.

Factual Background

The child victim, BM, testified...

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