Legal Opinion
State v. Ezell
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided July 15, 2003No. COA02-448PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUDSON, Judge.
Defendant Naeem Maurice Ezell was indicted, convicted, and sentenced for (1) assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury (No. 01 CRS 920) and (2) assault inflicting serious bodily injury (No. 01 CRS 2881), in the same trial and for a single incident. He appealed, contending that his right to be free from double jeopardy, guaranteed by the United States and North Carolina constitutions, was violated when he was punished for both offenses. We agree and reverse.
BACKGROUND
The evidence presented at trial tended to show that defendant went to a bar…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Missouri v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- State v. GardnerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
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