Case Title: State v. Jacobs

Citation: 363 N.C. 576

Docket Number: 617PA05-2

State: north-carolina

Court: North Carolina Supreme Court

Date: 2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

Document:
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. CURLEY JACOBS and BRUCE LEE MCMILLIAN
No. 617PA05-2
FILED: 28 AUGUST 2009
On discretionary review pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 of
a unanimous decision of the Court of Appeals, 193 N.C. App. ___,
668 S.E.2d 346 (2008), remanding defendant’s case for
resentencing following defendant’s appeal from judgments entered
on 29 September 2003 by Judge Gary L. Locklear in Superior Court,
Robeson County.  The Court of Appeals reconsidered this case
following this Court’s opinion reported at 361 N.C. 565, 648
S.E.2d 841 (2007), vacating in part and reversing in part and
remanding a decision by the Court of Appeals reported at 174 N.C.
App. 1, 620 S.E.2d 204 (2005).  Heard in the Supreme Court 5 May
2009.
Roy Cooper, Attorney General, by Derrick C. Mertz,
Assistant Attorney General, for the State-appellant.
C. Scott Holmes for defendant-appellee Curley Jacobs.
PER CURIAM.
Both parties have conceded that State v. Tucker, 357
N.C. 633, 588 S.E.2d 853 (2003), is controlling and was
incorrectly applied by the Court of Appeals in this case. 
Accordingly, the decision of the Court of Appeals is vacated and
the case is remanded to that court for reconsideration of the
issue of harmless error consistent with State v. Blackwell, 361
N.C. 41, 638 S.E.2d 452 (2006), cert. denied, 550 U.S. 948
(2007).
VACATED AND REMANDED.
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Justice TIMMONS-GOODSON took no part in the
consideration or decision of this case.