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State v. Roland

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jun 1, 1988
368 S.E.2d 385 (N.C. 1988)

Opinion

No. 18A88

Filed 2 June 1988

APPEAL of right by defendant pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 88 N.C. App. 19, 362 S.E.2d 800 (1987), finding no error in the judgment entered by Lewis (Robert D.), J., on 5 November 1986 in Superior Court, MECKLENBURG County. Heard in the Supreme Court 12 May 1988.

Lacy H. Thornburg, Attorney General, by Norma S. Harrell, Assistant Attorney General, for the State.

Lipsitz, Green, Fahringer, Roll, Schuller James, pro hac vice, by Paul J. Cambria, Jr., Herbert L. Greenman, and James, McElroy Diehl, by Edward T. Hinson, Jr., for the defendant appellant.

North Carolina Civil Liberties Legal Foundation, by William G. Simpson, Jr., and Smith, Helms, Mulliss Moore, by William Sam Byassee and Jon Berkelhammer, amicus curiae.


The decision of the Court of Appeals is

Affirmed.


Summaries of

State v. Roland

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jun 1, 1988
368 S.E.2d 385 (N.C. 1988)
Case details for

State v. Roland

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. DONALD JOSEPH ROLAND

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: Jun 1, 1988

Citations

368 S.E.2d 385 (N.C. 1988)
368 S.E.2d 385

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