State v. Hurt

Full title: STATE of North Carolina v. David Franklin HURT.

Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Date published: Jun 27, 2013

743 S.E.2d 173 (N.C. 2013)

367 N.C. 80

Opinion

No. 505PA10.

2013-06-27

STATE of North Carolina v. David Franklin HURT.

Roy Cooper, Attorney General, by Daniel P. O'Brien, Assistant Attorney General, for the State-appellant. Staples S. Hughes, Appellate Defender, by Barbara S. Blackman, Assistant Appellate Defender, for defendant-appellee.

PER CURIAM.

On discretionary review pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A–31 of a unanimous decision of the Court of Appeals, 208 N.C.App. 1, 702 S.E.2d 82 (2010), finding prejudicial error in a judgment entered on 4 April 2008 by Judge Thomas D. Haigwood in Superior Court, Caldwell County, and remanding for a new sentencing trial. Heard in the Supreme Court on 12 February 2013. Roy Cooper, Attorney General, by Daniel P. O'Brien, Assistant Attorney General, for the State-appellant. Staples S. Hughes, Appellate Defender, by Barbara S. Blackman, Assistant Appellate Defender, for defendant-appellee.
PER CURIAM.

For the reasons stated in State v. Ortiz–Zape, ––– N.C. ––––, ––––, 743 S.E.2d 156, 165, 2013 WL 3215911 (2013), the decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed.

REVERSED.

Chief Justice PARKER and Justice HUDSON dissent for the reasons stated in Justice HUDSON'S dissenting opinions in State v. Ortiz–Zape, –––N.C. ––––, 743 S.E.2d 156, 2013 WL 3215911 (2013) (329PA11) and State v. Brewington, ––– N.C. ––––, 743 S.E.2d 626, 2013 WL 3215751 (2013) (235PA10). Justice BEASLEY did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.