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Criminal Practice — MAR – Racial Justice Act – Issue Preclusion
Teresa Bruno, Opinions Editor//December 18, 2015//
Criminal Practice — MAR – Racial Justice Act – Issue Preclusion
Teresa Bruno, Opinions Editor//December 18, 2015//
Listen to this articleState v. Augustine (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-06-1157, 2 pp.) (Court in conference) (Cheri Beasley & Sam Ervin IV, JJ., not participating) Appealed from Cumberland County Superior Court. N.C. S. Ct.
Holding: In granting respondents’ motions for appropriate relief under the Racial Justice Act, the trial court’s decision was infected with the error this court recognized in State v. Robinson (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-06-1158).
Vacated and remanded.
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