Legal Opinion

State v. Patterson

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided August 6, 2019No. COA18-1052PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLLINS, Judge.

*567This case requires us to determine the definition of "business day" for purposes of Chapter 27A of our General Statutes. Defendant Christopher David Patterson appeals from judgment entered upon a jury *568verdict of guilty of failing to register as a sex offender by failing to timely return an address verification form. Defendant argues there was insufficient evidence of his willful failure to return the address verification form within three business days after receipt because Columbus Day could not be counted as a business day. We hold that the term "business day," as used in…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2008
  2. United States v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. United States v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2015
  4. North Carolina Department of Correction v. North Carolina Medical BoardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2009
  5. State v. JonesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971

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3Cited by6 opinions

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