Суды Северной Каролины подтвердили приговоры по 24 уголовным делам, включая изнасилование с применением наркотиков

New Hanover County sexual assault case among 24 convictions upheld by NC courts NORTH CAROLINA (WECT) - The North Carolina Court of Appeals has upheld the sexual assault conviction of a New Hanover County man who drugged and assaulted a woman in 2020, according to the attorney general’s office. The local ruling in State v. Andrzejewski was among dozens of state appeals upheld this month after state prosecutors successfully defended trial court decisions, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced. In total, the opinions upheld criminal convictions and sentences in 13 Court of Appeals opinions released Aug. 19 and 11 North Carolina Supreme Court opinions released Aug. 14. In the local case, the Court of Appeals upheld Marx Michael Andrzejewski’s conviction on two charges of second-degree sexual offense. According to the attorney general’s office, a woman was eating and drinking at a friend’s house in July 2020 when the friend’s husband, Andrzejewski, prepared her drinks. The victim reported feeling off and later could not remember how she got to bed. After waking up with the feeling that “something had happened,” she was taken to a hospital where she tested positive for benzodiazepine. Andrzejewski was subsequently arrested and convicted. The case was originally tried by New Hanover County District Attorney Jason Smith’s office. “As Attorney General, my top priority is keeping people safe,” Jackson said. “My office will continue taking on these fights in court to ensure justice is upheld and to protect North Carolinians from crime. I’m grateful to our prosecutors for fighting to deliver justice in every case.” In addition to the New Hanover County case, the appellate decisions upheld several major convictions across North Carolina: Court of Appeals Decisions - State v. Wishart (Wake County): Wendy Wishart was sentenced to life without parole for the May 2021 shooting death of her ex-husband at her home. - State v. Davis (Vance County): Upheld Dwayne G. Davis’ convictions for heroin trafficking, possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession of a firearm with an altered serial number. - State v. Hilliard (Johnston County): Upheld Jacob Christopher Hilliard’s conviction of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Hilliard was indicted in 2022 after authorities traced child sexual abuse material uploads back to his IP address. North Carolina Supreme Court Decisions - State v. Wingate (Wake County): Reversed a lower court decision to vacate Kevin Leigh Wingate’s sentence of 364 to 536 months in prison for sexually abusing his 12-year-old son in 2017. - State v. Gupton (Guilford County): Upheld Garry Joseph Gupton’s life sentence for first-degree murder and first-degree arson. Gupton set fire to a Greensboro hotel room in 2014, resulting in the death of a victim he met at a nightclub. - State v. Thomas (Wake County): Upheld Kedrick Daquane Thomas’ conviction of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. Thomas was identified as the shooter in a 2019 drive-by shooting at a Raleigh convenience store that killed one person and injured three others. - State v. Garmon (Union County): Upheld Charles Leon Garmon’s habitual felon status and convictions for opioid trafficking, drug paraphernalia possession and maintaining a vehicle for drug sales following a 2020 traffic stop. Copyright 2026 WECT. All rights reserved.