STATE v. BREWINGTON

No. 235PA10.

743 S.E.2d 626 (2013)

STATE of North Carolina v. John Edward BREWINGTON.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 27, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy Cooper , Attorney General, by Robert C. Montgomery , Special Deputy Attorney General, and Daniel P. O'Brien , Assistant Attorney General, for the State-appellant.

Anna S. Lucas , Sanford, for defendant-appellee.


EDMUNDS, Justice.

Defendant John Edward Brewington's conviction for possession of cocaine was reversed by the Court of Appeals on the grounds that his right to confront the witnesses against him, guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, was violated. Because we conclude that defendant's confrontation rights were adequately preserved, we reverse.

At about 10:15 p.m. on 18 January 2008, Goldsboro Police Officer James Serlick...

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