Legal Opinion
In re Murdock
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided August 7, 2012No. COA12-79PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
THIGPEN, Judge.
Henry Edward Murdock (“Defendant”) appeals from two involuntary commitment orders following the determination that he was incapable of proceeding to trial. We must decide whether the trial court erred by concluding that Defendant was charged with a violent crime pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1003(a) (2011). We hold the trial court did not err by conducting a fact-based analysis in determining whether Defendant was charged with a violent crime under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1003(a). We further hold that based on the underlying factual scenario giving rise to Defendant’s…
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- State v. Van McDougallSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
- State v. RobertsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
- Moore v. ProperSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2012
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