Legal Opinion

State v. Cunningham

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided August 2, 1983No. 825SC925PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Judge.

Defendant excepts to and assigns as error the trial court’s Findings of Fact Nos. 2, 3, 6, 8 and Conclusions of Law Nos. 1, 2 and 3. Defendant contends that these findings and conclusions are not supported by competent evidence and that the trial court’s order revoking his suspended sentence was based on insufficient evidence.

The trial judge may not exercise his discretionary authority to activate a suspended sentence unless the breach of a condition of probation is established by “substantial evidence of sufficient probative force to generate in the minds of reasonable men the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. DuncanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  2. State v. SwiftSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
  3. State v. MillnerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  4. State v. SeagravesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Harris v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
  2. State v. HubbardCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009
  3. State v. TindallCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2013
  4. State v. SheehanCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1991
  5. Harris v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992

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