By North Carolina Judicial Branch
State v. Corey
Appeal from sentence imposed for sexual offenses with a child after the trial court failed to conduct a charge conference before instructing the jury concerning an aggravating factor that the jury then found to exist; whether the Court of Appeals erred in vacating defendant's sentence and remanding for a new jury trial to determine the existence of the aggravating factor; validity of indictment for sexual offense against a child.
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Appeal from sentence imposed for sexual offenses with a child after the trial court failed to conduct a charge conference before instructing the jury concerning an aggravating factor that the jury then found to exist; whether the Court of Appeals erred in vacating defendant's sentence and remanding for a new jury trial to determine the existence of the aggravating factor; validity of indictment for sexual offense against a child.