Legal Opinion
In re Williamson
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided July 2, 2002No. COA01-638PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYANT, Judge.
On 26 January 1995, respondent Wendell Williamson randomly fired an M-l rifle at unarmed pedestrians in the downtown area of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Two pedestrians were killed as a result of the shooting. Respondent was charged with two counts of first degree murder, and was found not guilty by reason of insanity following a jury trial in Orange County Superior Court. Respondent was thereafter involuntarily committed to Dorothea Dix Hospital pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 15A-1321.
*262Respondent was transferred to Broughton Hospital by order entered on 26 January 1998. On 17 December…
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