Title: State v. Cintron
Citation: 351 N.C. 39
Docket Number: 190A99
State: north-carolina
Issuer: north-carolina Supreme Court
Date: October 8, 1999

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 190A99 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. CHARLES CARLO CINTRON Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, ___ N.C. App. ___, 513 S.E.2d 794 (1999), holding that the trial court erred by not instructing on the lesser-included offense of second-degree murder, thus vacating the judgment entered 7 October 1997 by Martin (Jerry Cash), J., in Superior Court, Guilford County, and ordering a new trial. Heard in the Supreme Court 20 September 1999. Michael F. Easley, Attorney General, by Robert C. Montgomery, Assistant Attorney General, for the State- appellant. Malcolm Ray Hunter, Jr., Appellate Defender, by Charlesena Elliott Walker, Assistant Appellate Defender, for defendant- appellee. PER CURIAM. For the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion by Judge Lewis, the decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed. REVERSED.