Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1946

State v. . Ayers

Supreme Court of North Carolina · Decided October 9, 1946 · PER CURIAM.

39 S.E.2d 607; 226 N.C. 579; 1946 N.C. LEXIS 280 (South Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

Cases that cite this one

9 later published cases cite this decision.

Winesett v. Scheidt (N.C. 1954)
State Ex Rel. Clark v. Adams (W. Va. 1959)
State v. Cooper (N.C. 1953)
State v. Norman (N.C. 1969)
State v. Norman (N.C. Ct. App. 1969)
State v. Sellers (N.C. 1968)
Peel v. State (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1963)
State v. Shepherd (N.C. 1949)
State v. Thomas (N.C. 1952)

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Opinion of the Court

*580 Per Curiam.

The defendant contends that notwithstanding his plea of nolo contendere, the court could not pronounce judgment without determining his guilt or innocence. The contention is without merit. A plea of nolo contendere is equivalent to a plea of guilty, in so far as it gives the court power to punish; and the court may impose sentence thereon as upon a plea of guilty. S. v. Parker, 220 N. C., 416, 17 S. E. (2d), 475; S. v. Burnett, 174 N. C., 796, 93 S. E., 473.

Affirmed.

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