State v. Locklear

306 S.E.2d 774 (1983)

STATE of North Carolina

v.

Philip James LOCKLEAR.

No. 114PA83.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

September 27, 1983.

Rufus L. Edmisten, Atty. Gen. by Donald W. Grimes, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the state.

Adam Stein, Appellate Defender by Lorinzo L. Joyner, Asst. Appellate Defender, Raleigh, for defendant.

MARTIN, Justice.

We find prejudicial error with respect to defendant's first assignment of error and, therefore, reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals. In this assignment defendant argues that he was deprived of due process of law by the actions of the trial court…