Britt v. N.C. Sheriffs' Education & Training Standards Commission

WHICHARD, Justice.

The North Carolina Sheriffs’ Education and Training Standards Commission (Commission) appeals from a decision of the Court of Appeals reviewing the Commission’s interpretation and application of the North Carolina Administrative Code provisions governing the certification of justice officers in this state.

The facts giving rise to this appeal are not in dispute. In February 1990 Marilyn Jean Britt, petitioner, was indicted for felonious perjury based on her false testimony under oath in a divorce proceeding. On 10 April 1992, as part of a plea arrangement under which the…