STATE v. WARD

No. COA16-52.

792 S.E.2d 579 (2016)

STATE of North Carolina v. Stephen Lamont WARD.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed: November 1, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy Cooper , by Assistant Attorney General Jill A. Bryan , for the State.

Tarlton Law PLLC, by Raymond C. Tarlton , Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.


Where defendant and defense counsel reached an impasse as to whether to cross-examine the State's witness on an issue of sample contamination, we affirm the trial court's ruling that it would be improper for the attorney to pursue a frivolous line of questioning. And where, as defendant concedes, our laws do not support a jury instruction...

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