State v. Austin
Supreme Court of North Carolina
State v. Austin
Opinion
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA
No. 294PA17
Filed 21 September 2018 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
v. NANCY BENGE AUSTIN
On writ of certiorari pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-32(b) to review an unpublished order of the Court of Appeals dated 4 August 2017 denying defendant’s petitions for writ of mandamus or writ of certiorari to review an order entered on 14 November 2016 by Judge Bryan Collins in Superior Court, Caldwell County. Heard in the Supreme Court on 27 August 2018.
Joshua H. Stein, Attorney General, by Joseph L. Hyde, Assistant Attorney
General, for the State.
Glenn Gerding, Appellate Defender, by Daniel Shatz, Assistant Appellate
Defender, for defendant-appellant.
PER CURIAM.
CERTIORARI IMPROVIDENTLY ALLOWED.
Reference
- Status
- Published
- Syllabus
- Whether N.C.G.S. 15A-954(a)(9) establishes a procedure to hear a pretrial motion by a defendant to dismiss a murder charge based on the immunity provision of section 14-51.2, the 'castle doctrine.'