STATE v. RICHARDSON

No. 272A14.

891 S.E.2d 132 (2023)

STATE of North Carolina, v. Jonathan Douglas RICHARDSON.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Filed September 1, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua H. Stein , Attorney General, by Teresa M. Postell and Kimberly N. Callahan , Special Deputy Attorneys General, for the State-appellee.

Glenn Gerding , Appellate Defender, by Kathryn L. VandenBerg and James R. Grant , Assistant Appellate Defenders, for defendant-appellant.

David S. Rudolf , Charlotte, and Brandon L. Garrett , for The Innocence Project, Inc. and the Wilson Center for Science and Justice, amici curiae.


While this appeal arising from the abuse and murder of a young child presents this Court with a disturbing series of facts and circumstances, its resolution largely requires the application of well-established legal principles to the issues raised by defendant. We have carefully considered each issue and, being mindful of both the...

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