DISCRETIONARY REVIEW IMPROVIDENTLY ALLOWED.
State v. Smith, 353 N.C. 355 (2001)
April 6, 2001
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Supreme Court of North Carolina
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No. 321PA00
353 N.C. 355
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. MELVIN KEITH SMITH
No. 321PA00
(Filed 6 April 2001)
On discretionary review pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 of a unanimous decision of the Court of Appeals, 138 N.C. App. 605, 532 S.E.2d 235 (2000), reversing orders denying defendant’s motions for mistrial and subsequent judgment, entered by Guice, J., on 5 December 1997 and 12 February 1998, respectively, in Superior Court, Rutherford County, and remanding for a new trial. Heard in the Supreme Court 12 March 2001.
Roy A. Cooper, Attorney General, by Jane Ammons Gilchrist, Assistant Attorney General, for the State-appellant.
Teddy & Meekins, RL.L.C., by David R. Teddy, for defendantappellee.