State v. Gayton

In State v. Gayton, 185 N.C. App. 122, 124-25, 648 S.E.2d 275, 278 (2007), the Court found the admission of far more detailed and graphic testimony of the defendant's gang activities, rituals, and violence was not prejudicial because of the overwhelming evidence of his guilt. The defendant in Gayton arrived with and was sitting in the car beside a person engaged in a cocaine transaction and observed the sale. The evidence in Gayton deemed "overwhelming" was far less implicating than the evidence against defendant Gayton, who was filmed personally using the stolen debit card.