Court of Appeals of North Carolina May 5, 2009, COA08-872 (State v. Young)

WYNN, Judge.

Under North Carolina law, to prove aiding and abetting the State must- show,

inter alia,

that “the defendant knowingly advised, instigated, encouraged, procured, or aided the other person to commit that crime.”

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Here, Defendant George Darnel Young argues the State failed to show he knowingly aided James Batiste in murdering Douglas Jamal Mangum.