Legal Opinion
Goble v. Bounds
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided May 10, 1972No. 111PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Justice.
Ordinarily when the court enters a final judgment in a criminal case, the execution of the sentence becomes the function of the executive branch of the State Government. The legislative branch makes the rules which govern the operation of the State’s prisons. By G.S. 148-1 (Chapter 996, Session Laws of 1967) the Legislature created the State Department of Correction; and by G.S. 148-51.1 provided for the Board of Paroles. G.S. 148-59 requires the clerks of the superior and the clerks of all inferior courts to attach to the commitment of each prisoner sentenced a statement…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Lee v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
3Cited by62 opinions
- Frank E. Wetzel v. Ralph Edwards, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Frederick Robert Paine v. Ben L. Baker, Supervisor of Records, and the North Carolina Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Vest v. EasleyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2001
- Jones v. KellerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2010
- Hayden v. KellerDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 2015
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