holding that evidence of a witness’s orphan status, epileptic history, scholarship assistances and summer employment was relevant for "introductory and general purposes as an explanation as to why the witness was … walking home alone on the night in question"
Summary of this case from State v. Gillard1979
holding that evidence of a witness’s orphan status, epileptic history, scholarship assistances and summer employment was relevant for "introductory and general purposes as an explanation as to why the witness was … walking home alone on the night in question"
Summary of this case from State v. GillardFull title:PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina
Date published: Jan 1, 1979
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