STATE v. PETERSON

No. COA12-1047.

744 S.E.2d 153 (2013)

STATE of North Carolina v. Michael Iver PETERSON.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 16, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy Cooper , by Special Deputy Attorney General Robert C. Montgomery and Assistant Attorney General Derrick C. Mertz , for the State.

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, Charlotte, by James P. Cooney III , for defendant.


HUNTER, ROBERT C., Judge.

The State appeals from the order granting defendant's motion for appropriate relief, vacating defendant's conviction, and granting him a new trial. On appeal, the State argues that the trial court erred by granting defendant a new trial because the evidence was cumulative, constituted nothing more than impeachment evidence, and had no probable impact on the jury's verdict. In the alternative, the...

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