Legal Opinion

State v. Lewis

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided December 17, 2013No. COA13-254PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GEER, Judge.

Defendant Daniel Charles Lewis appeals from his convictions of ■attempted first degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. On appeal, defendant primarily argues that the trial court erred in not granting him credit for his time spent in federal custody prior to trial on the charges in this case. The statute authorizing credit is, however, clear and unambiguous, and defendant’s time in federal custody did not qualify under its terms for sentencing credit. The trial court, therefore, properly denied defendant the requested credit. Because we find defendant’s remaining…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  3. Heath v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. State v. LawrenceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2012
  5. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. WatsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2018
  2. State v. MeadowsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2017
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