State v. Fields

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 170A19 Filed 5 June 2020 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. MELVIN LAMAR FIELDS On discretionary review pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 and on appeal of right pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals,

827 S.E.2d 120

(N.C. Ct. App. 2019), affirming a judgment entered on 12 January 2018 by Judge Paul Ridgeway in Superior Court, Durham County. Heard in the Supreme Court on 9 March 2020. Joshua H. Stein, Attorney General, by Lisa Bradley, Special Deputy Attorney General, for the State-appellant. Richard Croutharmel…