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State v. Ray

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Feb 1, 2003
356 N.C. 665 (N.C. 2003)

Summary

recognizing that a short-form murder indictment provides a defendant with sufficient notice of the State's theory on which the defendant would be tried

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Opinion

No. 166A02

Filed 28 February 2003

Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 149 N.C. App. 137, 560 S.E.2d 211 (2002), affirming in part and reversing in part judgments entered 3 March 2000 by Judge Orlando F. Hudson, Jr., in Superior Court, Harnett County. Heard in the Supreme Court 4 February 2003.

Roy Cooper, Attorney General, by Thomas G. Meacham, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for the State. Staples Hughes, Appellate Defender, by Charlesena Elliott Walker, Assistant Appellate Defender, for defendant-appellant.


AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

State v. Ray

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Feb 1, 2003
356 N.C. 665 (N.C. 2003)

recognizing that a short-form murder indictment provides a defendant with sufficient notice of the State's theory on which the defendant would be tried

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

State v. Ray

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. ATANDRA VENCENTA RAY

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: Feb 1, 2003

Citations

356 N.C. 665 (N.C. 2003)

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