IN RE SPARKS

No. 7429SC1010.

212 S.E.2d 220 (1975)

25 N.C. App. 65

In the Matter of Billy W. SPARKS, Petitioner.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 5, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Attys. Gen. William B. Ray and William W. Melvin, Raleigh, for respondent.

Carnes & Rollins by Everette C. Carnes, Marion, for petitioner.


CLARK, Judge.

The only issue to be decided on this appeal is whether the Indiana bond forfeiture within ten years of the present offense is a conviction that would abrogate the discretion of a judge to grant a limited driving permit under G.S. § 20-179(b)(1). It should be noted that, under G.S. § 20-24(c), a bond forfeiture is equivalent to a conviction.

Prior to 1969, G.S. § 20-179 only dealt with penalties for driving under the influence of...

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