Reversed for the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion by Judge Walker.
REVERSED.
State v. Smith, 342 N.C. 407 (1995)
Dec. 8, 1995
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Supreme Court of North Carolina
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No. 125A95
342 N.C. 407
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. ALFREDO F. SMITH, JR.
No. 125A95
(Filed 8 December 1995)
Appeal by the State pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from a decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 118 N.C. App. 106, 454 S.E.2d 680 (1995), granting the defendant a new trial. Heard in the Supreme Court 17 November 1995.
Michael F. Easley, Attorney General, by Robin R Pendergraft, Special Deputy Attorney General, for the State.
Beaver, Holt, Richardson, Stemlicht, Burge & Glazier, P.A., by Richard B. Glazier, for defendant-appellee.
American Civil Liberties Union Legal Foundation, by Deborah K. Ross, amicus curiae.