Legal Opinion

State v. Lawrence

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided October 7, 2008No. COA08-320PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEELMAN, Judge.

Where the trial court erred in using the incorrect sentencing grid and misclassified two of the offenses, the judgments are vacated and remanded for resentencing.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

This is the second occasion that this case has come before the Court of Appeals. In State v. Lawrence, 165 N.C. App. 548, 599 S.E.2d 87 (2004), this Court reversed defendant’s convictions based upon lack of juror unanimity. The Supreme Court reversed this decision, per curiam, based upon its decision in State v. Markeith R. Lawrence, 360 N.C. 368, 627 S.E.2d 609 (2006). State v.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. State v. JarmanCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2000
  3. State v. DeeseCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1997
  4. State v. LawrenceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2006
  5. State v. MeadCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. FoxCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2011
  2. State v. FletcherSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2009
  3. State v. BarnettCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2012

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