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Robbins v. Freeman

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Mar 1, 1998
347 N.C. 664 (N.C. 1998)

Summary

concluding that under N.C. Gen.Stat. § 15A–1354, an inmate serving consecutive sentences shall have the date of his parole eligibility calculated as if the inmate were serving a single term

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Opinion

No. 416PA97

Filed 6 March 1998

On discretionary review pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 of a decision of the Court of Appeals, 127 N.C. App. 162, 487 S.E.2d 771 (1997), reversing an order entered by Jenkins, J., on 9 January 1996 in Superior Court, Wake County. Heard in the Supreme Court 11 February 1998.

George B. Currin for plaintiff-appellee.

Michael F. Easley, Attorney General, by David F. Hoke and Elizabeth F. Parsons, Assistant Attorneys General, for defendant-appellants.


AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Robbins v. Freeman

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Mar 1, 1998
347 N.C. 664 (N.C. 1998)

concluding that under N.C. Gen.Stat. § 15A–1354, an inmate serving consecutive sentences shall have the date of his parole eligibility calculated as if the inmate were serving a single term

Summary of this case from State v. Surratt
Case details for

Robbins v. Freeman

Case Details

Full title:DONNIE EARL ROBBINS v. FRANKLIN FREEMAN, Secretary of the North Carolina…

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: Mar 1, 1998

Citations

347 N.C. 664 (N.C. 1998)
496 S.E.2d 375

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