Legal Opinion
State v. Ford
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided April 12, 1972No. 50PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOBBITT, Chief Justice.
The question is whether the plea of nolo contendere and the judgment entered thereon should be vacated and the cause remanded to the superior court to permit defendant to replead to the bill of indictment. If not, the decision of the majority of the panel of the Court of Appeals must be affirmed.
In State v. Woody, 271 N.C. 544, 157 S.E. 2d 108 (1967), this Court affirmed judgments based on pleas of guilty entered in behalf of defendant by his counsel. On appeal, defendant assigned as error the acceptance of the pleas “without ascertaining whether or not the defendant…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Bonner v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1973
- State v. RussellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
- State v. PaitCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1986
- Matter of ChavisCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1976
- Matter of JohnsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1977
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