STATE v. PHILLIPS

No. COA13-449.

750 S.E.2d 43 (2013)

STATE of North Carolina v. James PHILLIPS.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 5, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy Cooper , by Assistant Attorney General Kathleen N. Bolton , for the State.

Arnold & Smith, PLLC, by Matthew R. Arnold and J. Bradley Smith , Charlotte, for defendant-appellant.


BRYANT, Judge.

Where the trial court failed to indicate in its criminal contempt order that the standard of proof applied in making its findings of fact was proof beyond a reasonable doubt, the order is fatally deficient. Accordingly, we must reverse.

During the Criminal Session of Superior Court in Stanly County commencing 16 July 2012, defendant James A. Phillips, Jr. — an attorney, appeared before the Honorable Sharon Tracey Barrett, Judge presiding...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases