Legal Opinion

State v. Williamson

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided April 5, 1983No. 8227SC1005PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRASWELL, Judge.

Defendant’s sole question presented for review is whether the court erred in its findings of fact by failing to show that defendant’s evidence of lawful excuse was considered and evaluated.

Some confusion arises from the fact that there are two separate documents —an order and a judgment —which revoke defendant’s probation. Discrepancies, although mostly minor ones, exist in these documents. The major difference is that while the judgment contains the phrase, “From evidence presented, the Court finds . . .”, this language is missing from the order. In his brief, defendant…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. State v. HewettSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  4. State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1958
  5. State v. YoungCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1974

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. State v. McCormickWashington Supreme Court · 2009
  2. State v. McCormickWashington Supreme Court · 2009
  3. State v. TennantCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2000
  4. State v. AlstonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2000
  5. State v. HendersonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2006

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