Legal Opinion

State v. Garris

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided November 24, 1965No. 339PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER Cueiam.

Defendant contends (1) that the sentence imposed is excessive, (2) that the sentence is discriminatory in that other defendants tried on similar charges at the same session were given shorter sentences, and (3) that defendant will suffer double punishment because the prison department “will take (away) all the good time and change his release date,” thereby extending the former sentence and adding thereto the sentence herein imposed.

The foregoing objections are not sustained. The sentence of one year was not excessive; the court could have imposed a two-year sentence. G.S. 148-45.…

2Cited by21 opinions

  1. State v. SladeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
  2. Goble v. BoundsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1972
  3. State v. LegetteSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
  4. Jones v. KellerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2010
  5. State v. ShelmanCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2003

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