Legal Opinion
State v. James
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided May 3, 2016No. 15-684PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCULLOUGH, Judge.
*352 Harry Sharod James ("defendant") appeals from judgment entered upon his resentencing for first-degree murder as ordered by our Supreme Court. For the following reasons, we affirm the constitutionality of N.C. Gen.Stat. § 15A-1340.19A et seq. , but reverse and remand this case for further resentencing proceedings.
I. Background
On 19 June 2006, a Mecklenburg County Grand Jury indicted defendant on one count of murder and one count of robbery with a dangerous weapon. The indictments were the result of events that occurred on 12 May 2006 when defendant was sixteen years old.
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- Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State v. JamesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2018
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- State v. SimsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2018
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