Court of Appeals of North Carolina September 21, 2004, No. COA03-635 (State v. YAKSIC)

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for first-degree murder. For the reasons discussed herein, we hold that defendant received a trial free of prejudicial error.

The State's evidence presented at trial tends to show the following: In March 2001, defendant and his wife, Dale Yaksic ("Dale") began experiencing marital problems.