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State v. Kevin Leigh Wingate
Filed August 14, 2026

The vote

7–0
Unanimous
7 of 7 justices participating

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From the opinion

The issues presented here are (1) whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the trial court committed plain error when it admitted expert testimony alleged to have constituted improper vouching; and (2) whether the Court of Appeals erred when it determined, in dicta, that an indictment was fatally flawed based

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The record

DecisionReversed
Docket184A25
CountyWake County