DEVANE BY AND THROUGH ROBINSON v. CHANCELLOR

No. COA 95-12.

463 S.E.2d 293 (1995)

120 N.C. App. 636

Sharma G'Nell DEVANE, a minor By and Through her Guardian ad Litem, Audrey ROBINSON; Derrick D'Sell Devane, a minor by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Audrey Robinson; and Sandra Denise Devane, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Willie Walfus CHANCELLOR, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 7, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy M. Stokes, Charlotte, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Gregory T. Griffin and Timothy H. Graham, Clinton, for defendant-appellant.


WYNN, Judge.

In this action, plaintiffs, Sharma G'Nell Devane and Derrick D'Sell Devane, and their mother, Sandra Denise Devane, seek to establish defendant's paternity and thereby gain child support from him.

The defendant was previously tried, in 1979, on charges of criminal nonsupport of these same children, and was found not guilty. In a special verdict, the jury specifically found that the State of North Carolina had not proven beyond a reasonable doubt...

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