Legal Opinion

State v. Benitez

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided March 20, 2018No. COA14-542-2PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STROUD, Judge.

*270 *492 After the denial of his motions to suppress, defendant pled guilty to first degree murder; he appealed and also filed a motion for appropriate relief with this Court. In 2014, this Court allowed defendant's motion for appropriate relief, reversed the denial of his motions to suppress, and vacated his judgment. The State petitioned the Supreme Court for discretionary review and ultimately that Court vacated this Court's opinion and ordered that defendant's motion for appropriate relief be remanded for consideration by the trial court. On remand, the trial court denied…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Fare v. Michael C.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Hall v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  4. J. D. B. v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  5. State v. McHoneSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1998

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. BenitezCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2022
  2. State v. BenitezCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2022
  3. State v. WrightCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2019
  4. State v. WrightCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2019

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