Legal Opinion
State v. Bumper
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided August 13, 1969No. 6915SC342PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeocK, J.
The two felonious assault cases were previously tried at the 24 October 1966 Session. Also, at that time an indictment charging defendant with the rape of Loretta Nelson was consolidated for trial with the two felonious assault charges. Defendant’s appeal from the 1966 conviction is reported in State v. Bumpers, 270 N.C. 521, 155 S.E. 2d 173, in which the convictions were affirmed. However, on certiorari, the Supreme Court of the United States (Bumper v. North Carolina, 391 U.S. 543, 20 L. Ed. 2d 797, 88 S. Ct. 1788) reversed the convictions upon the ground that the rifle allegedly used in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bennett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- State v. BrooksSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
- State v. BumpersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
3Cited by5 opinions
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