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State v. Long

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Feb 1, 2011
365 N.C. 5 (N.C. 2011)

Opinion

No. 265PA09

Filed 4 February 2011

On writ of certiorari pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-32(b) to review an order on a motion for appropriate relief entered on 25 February 2009 by Judge Donald Bridges in Superior Court, Cabarrus County. Heard in the Supreme Court 24 March 2010.

Roy Cooper, Attorney General, by Daniel P. O'Brien, Assistant Attorney General, for the State. Marilyn G. Ozer and William F.W. Massengale for defendant-appellant.


Justice JACKSON took no part in the consideration or decision of this case. The remaining members of the Court are equally divided, with three members voting to affirm and three members voting to reverse the order of the superior court. Accordingly, the order of the superior court is affirmed. See, e.g., State v. Greene, 298 N.C. 268, 258 S.E.2d 71 (1979); State v. Johnson, 286 N.C. 331, 210 S.E.2d 260 (1974).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

State v. Long

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Feb 1, 2011
365 N.C. 5 (N.C. 2011)
Case details for

State v. Long

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. RONNIE WALLACE LONG

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: Feb 1, 2011

Citations

365 N.C. 5 (N.C. 2011)
705 S.E.2d 735

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