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State v. Wright

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Dec 1, 2005
360 N.C. 80 (N.C. 2005)

Opinion


621 S.E.2d 874 (N.C. 2005) 360 N.C. 80 STATE of North Carolina v. Douglas Shane WRIGHT. No. 483A05. Supreme Court of North Carolina December 1, 2005

        Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, --- N.C.App. ---, 616 S.E.2d 366 (2005), finding prejudicial error in judgments entered 20 October 2003 by Judge Evelyn W. Hill in Superior Court, Alamance County, and ordering a new trial. Heard in the Supreme Court 15 November 2005.

        Roy Cooper, Attorney General, by Chris Z. Sinha, Assistant Attorney General, for the State-appellant.

        Robert T. Newman, Sr. for Asheville, defendant-appellee.

        PER CURIAM.

        AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

State v. Wright

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Dec 1, 2005
360 N.C. 80 (N.C. 2005)
Case details for

State v. Wright

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. DOUGLAS SHANE WRIGHT

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: Dec 1, 2005

Citations

360 N.C. 80 (N.C. 2005)
360 N.C. 80

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