Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1986

State v. Moore

State v. Moore
Supreme Court of North Carolina · Decided June 3, 1986 · Billings
343 S.E.2d 430; 317 N.C. 144; 1986 N.C. LEXIS 2385 (South Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

State v. Moore

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

The Court is evenly divided. Under these circumstances, following the uniform practice of this Court and the ancient rule of praesumitur pro negante, the decision of the Court of Appeals is affirmed, not as precedent but as the decision in this case. Lynch v. Hazelwood, 312 N.C. 619, 324 S.E. 2d 224 (1985).

Affirmed.

Justice BILLINGS did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.

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