STATE v. TOWE

No. COA10-401.

707 S.E.2d 770 (2011)

STATE of North Carolina v. Patrick Loren TOWE.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 15, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy Cooper , by Assistant Attorney General Laura E. Crumpler , for the State.

Appellate Defender Staples S. Hughes , by Assistant Appellate Defender Daniel R. Pollitt , for Defendant-appellant.


HUNTER, JR., ROBERT N., Judge.

Defendant argues the trial court committed reversible error in both the guilt-innocence and sentencing phases of his trial. For the following reasons, we grant Defendant a new trial and address several issues that are likely to arise on remand.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

A Surry County grand jury indicted Defendant for three counts of first-degree sexual offense with a child under thirteen (N.C. Gen.Stat....

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