Legal Opinion
Field v. Sheriff of Wake County, NC
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
Decided September 23, 1986No. 86 — 18—HCPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JAMES C. FOX, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on the petition of Peter Jones Field, a person in state custody, for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The undisputed facts of the case are as follows:
Upon his plea of guilty in the Wake County Superior Court on August 21, 1984, Field was convicted of driving while impaired in violation of N.C.Gen.Stat. § 20-138.1. 1 While so driving, Field was involved in an accident resulting in injury to two persons. One victim suffered injuries which included a fractured left knee, torn ligaments and tendon damage…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Peter Jones Field v. Sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina Wake County Probation Office Attorney General of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- State v. BraswellCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2012