Legal Opinion
State v. Wilson
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided May 1, 2007No. COA06-509PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEELMAN, Judge.
The provision of medical care to prisoners in a county jail is a nondelegable duty such that an independent contractor hired to perform that duty is an agent of the Sheriff for purposes of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27.7(a).
From May of 2003 through January of 2004, David Edward Wilson (“defendant”) was employed by Prison Health Services as a mental health clinician. His duties required him to work with inmates in the Mecklenburg County Jail. Nina Greene was an inmate at the jail during that time awaiting trial on drug charges. She sought mental health treatment for sleeping…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. GarciaSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2004
- Spicer v. . WilliamsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1926
- Medley v. North Carolina Department of CorrectionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1992
- State v. RuofSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
- State v. WattsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2003
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Gray v. AllenCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009
- State v. WilsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2008
- CONNELL v. RUSSELL, PA-CDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2023
- GUNTER v. SOUTHERN HEALTH PARTNERS, INC.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2021
- Juliana Swink v. Southern Health Partners IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2025
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