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State v. KistlerState v. Kistler

Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Jan 12, 1972
7110SC713
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Before:
Vaughn
*433 VAUGHN, Judge.

Defendant’s assignments of error directed to the admission into evidence of the money order receipts ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‍are overruled. We hold that, under the circumstances of this case, the admission of the receipts did not constitute prejudicial error.

Defendant’s next assignment of error, that the court failed to ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‍grant his motion for nonsuit, is overruled. Although the defendant was not present in his residence at the time the drugs were seized, the State’s evidence was plenary to show ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‍that defendant possessed the drugs within the meaning of the statute. See State v. Allen, 279 N.C. 406, 183 S.E. 2d 680, and authorities cited. See also Ritter v. Commonwealth, 210 Va. 732, 173 S.E. 2d ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‍799, a case where the facts, in many respects, are similar to those in the case at hand.

Defendant’s remaining assignments of error have been carefully considered and the same are ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‍overruled. Defendant received a fair trial free of prejudicial error.

No error.

Judges Brock and Britt concur.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Kistler
Court Name: Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Date Published: Jan 12, 1972
Citations: 13 N.C. App. 431; 185 S.E.2d 596; 1972 N.C. App. LEXIS 2258; 7110SC713
Docket Number: 7110SC713
Court Abbreviation: N.C. Ct. App.
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