The decision of the Court of Appeals is
Affirmed.
State v. Roland, 322 N.C. 469 (1988)
June 2, 1988
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Supreme Court of North Carolina
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No. 18A88
322 N.C. 469
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. DONALD JOSEPH ROLAND
No. 18A88
(Filed 2 June 1988)
Appeal of right by defendant pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 88 N.C. App. 19, 362 S.E. 2d 800 (1987), finding no error in the judgment entered by Lewis (Robert DJ, J., on 5 November 1986 in Superior Court, Mecklenburg County. Heard in the Supreme Court 12 May 1988.
Lacy H. Thornburg, Attorney General, by Norma S. Harrell, Assistant Attorney General, for the State.
Lipsitz, Green, Fahringer, Roll, Schuller & James, pro hac vice, by Paul J. Cambria, Jr., Herbert L. Greenman, and James, McElroy & Diehl, by Edward T. Hinson, Jr., for the defendant appellant.
North Carolina Civil Liberties Legal Foundation, by William G. Simpson, Jr., and Smith, Helms, Mulliss & Moore, by William Sam Byassee and Jon Berkelhammer, amicus curiae.