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State v. Lilly

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Dec 1, 1995
464 S.E.2d 42 (N.C. 1995)

Opinion

No. 20A95

Filed 8 December 1995

Appeal by defendant pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 117 N.C. App. 192, 450 S.E.2d 546 (1994), which affirmed judgments of imprisonment entered on 20 May 1993 by Guice, J., in Superior Court, Rutherford County, upon defendant's convictions for first-degree rape, first-degree sexual offense, and breaking or entering. On 2 March 1995 this Court allowed the State's petition for discretionary review of an issue not raised by the dissenting opinion in the Court of Appeals. Heard in the Supreme Court 14 November 1995.

Michael F. Easley, Attorney General, by Christopher E. Allen, Assistant Attorney General, for the State.

David William Rogers for the defendant.


For the reasons stated in the concurring opinion in the Court of Appeals by Lewis, J., rather than those stated in the opinion for the court, the decision of the Court of Appeals is affirmed. See State v. Lilly, 117 N.C. App. 192, 196-97, 450 S.E.2d 546, 549 (1994) (Lewis, J., concurring in the result).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

State v. Lilly

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Dec 1, 1995
464 S.E.2d 42 (N.C. 1995)
Case details for

State v. Lilly

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. CARLTON NICHLOS LILLY

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: Dec 1, 1995

Citations

464 S.E.2d 42 (N.C. 1995)
464 S.E.2d 42

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