STATE v. SMITH

No. COA07-172.

660 S.E.2d 82 (2008)

STATE of North Carolina, Plaintiff, v. Joshua David SMITH, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 6, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy A. Cooper, III, by Assistant Attorney General Sarah Y. Meacham, for the State.

McCotter, Ashton & Smith, P.A., by Rudolph A. Ashton, III, and Kirby H. Smith, III, New Bern, for defendant-appellant.


STROUD, Judge.

Defendant appeals from judgment entered 27 January 2006 sentencing him to 196 to 245 months for first degree sexual offense and indecent liberties with a child. We conclude: (1) the State did not present sufficient evidence to convict defendant of first degree sexual offense, and (2) defendant was prejudiced by errors such that he did not receive a fair trial for indecent liberties. Accordingly, we reverse...

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