State v. Bates, 145A91-4.

Decision Date19 August 1999
Docket NumberNo. 145A91-4.,145A91-4.
Citation350 N.C. 837,539 S.E.2d 297
PartiesSTATE of North Carolina v. Joseph Earl BATES.
CourtNorth Carolina Supreme Court

David K. Williams, Jr., Greensboro, for Bates. Barry S. McNeil, Special Deputy Attorney General, Tom Horner, District Attorney, for State.

Prior report: 348 N.C. 29, 497 S.E.2d 276.

ORDER

Upon consideration of the petition filed by Defendant in this matter for a writ of certiorari to review the order of the Superior Court, Yadkin County, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the Superior Court of that County:

"Denied by order of the Court in conference, this the 19th day of August 1999."

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2 cases
  • Bates v. Lee
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Fourth Circuit
    • October 23, 2002
    ...Carolina Superior Court entered an order denying Bates' claims, and the Supreme Court of North Carolina affirmed. State v. Bates, 350 N.C. 837, 539 S.E.2d 297 (1999). Next, Bates filed a petition for habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina......
  • State v. Cockerham
    • United States
    • North Carolina Court of Appeals
    • January 21, 2003
    ...the guise of construction. State v. Bates, 348 N.C. 29, 34-35, 497 S.E.2d 276, 279 (1998) (citations omitted), cert. denied 350 N.C. 837, 539 S.E.2d 297 (1999), habeas corpus appeal at 308 F.3d 411 (4th Cir.2002). "Words in a statute must be construed in accordance with their plain meaning ......

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