State v. Huckelba, 156A15.

Citation780 S.E.2d 750,368 N.C. 569
Decision Date18 December 2015
Docket NumberNo. 156A15.,156A15.
CourtUnited States State Supreme Court of North Carolina
Parties STATE of North Carolina v. Anna Laura HUCKELBA.

Roy Cooper, Attorney General, by Catherine F. Jordan, Assistant Attorney General, for the State-appellant.

Edward Eldred, for defendant-appellee.

PER CURIAM.

For the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion, the decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed.

REVERSED.

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  • State v. French
    • United States
    • North Carolina Court of Appeals
    • October 6, 2020
    ...showing of mens rea " exists. State v. Huckelba , 240 N.C. App. 544, 552, 771 S.E.2d 809, 816 (2015), rev'd on other grounds , 368 N.C. 569, 780 S.E.2d 750 (2015). "Moreover, strict liability crimes are disfavored." State v. Bowman , 188 N.C. App. 635, 650, 656 S.E.2d 638, 650 (2008). Howev......
  • State v. Palacio
    • United States
    • North Carolina Court of Appeals
    • February 21, 2023
    ... ... then from the legislative history, the spirit of the act[,] ... and what the act seeks to accomplish." State v ... Huckelba , 240 N.C.App. 544, 559, 771 S.E.2d 809, 821 ... (2015) (quotation marks, brackets, and citation omitted), ... rev'd per curiam on other ... ...
  • State v. Patterson, COA18-1052
    • United States
    • North Carolina Court of Appeals
    • August 6, 2019
    ..., 240 N.C. App. 544, 559, 771 S.E.2d 809, 821 (2015) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted), rev'd per curiam on other grounds , 368 N.C. 569, 780 S.E.2d 750 (2015). "Generally, the intent of the General Assembly may be found first from the plain language of the statute, then from ......
  • In re Pellicciotti
    • United States
    • North Carolina Court of Appeals
    • September 20, 2022
    ...interpreting an ambiguous statute." State v. Huckelba , 240 N.C. App. 544, 562, 771 S.E.2d 809, 823 (2015), rev'd on other grounds 368 N.C. 569, 780 S.E.2d 750 ; see also State v. Heavner , 227 N.C. App. 139, 144, 741 S.E.2d 897, 901 (2013) (the rule of lenity only applies when the relevant......
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