STATE v. CHANDLER

No. 298PA09.

697 S.E.2d 327 (2010)

STATE of North Carolina v. Andrew CHANDLER, Jr. a/k/a Junior Chandler.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

August 27, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy Cooper, Attorney General, by Anne M. Middleton, Assistant Attorney General, for the State-appellant.

Mark Montgomery, Durham, for defendant-appellee.


TIMMONS-GOODSON, Justice.

In this appeal we determine there has been no "significant change" in the law regarding admissibility of expert testimony in child sexual abuse cases since the time of defendant's trial and appeal. Thus, we hold that defendant is not entitled to the relief he sought pursuant to the retroactivity rule set forth in N.C.G.S. § 15A-1415(b)(7). We therefore reverse the judgment of the trial court.

Background

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