Legal Opinion

State v. Nichols

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided November 21, 2000No. COA99-1358PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUNTER, Judge.

Kenneth Forrest Nichols (“defendant”) appeals the superior court’s order, reinstating the dismissed charge of assault on a female against him, on the basis that the statute allegedly violated is unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Because the superior court’s order is interlocutory and defendant has failed to meet the statutory requirements for appealing the interlocutory criminal order, we dismiss defendant’s appeal and thus remand the case to the district court for trial.

In its brief to this Court, the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. BlackCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1970
  2. State v. ShoffCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1995
  3. Collins v. TalleyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1999
  4. State v. ShoffSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1996

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. BryanCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2013
  2. State v. LeskiwCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007
  3. State v. SmithCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2004
  4. State v. VinsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2004

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