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STATE v. AHEARN

No. 596A82.

300 S.E.2d 689 (1983)

STATE of North Carolina v. Neal Francis AHEARN.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

March 8, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rufus L. Edmisten, Atty. Gen., by Christopher P. Brewer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

White, Hall, Mullen, Brumsey & Small by Gerald F. White, Elizabeth City, for defendant-appellant.

Adam Stein, Appellate Defender, and James H. Gold, Asst. Appellate Defender, Raleigh, amicus curiae.

MEYER, Justice.

Because this case presents us with our first opportunity to fully discuss the policies, purposes, and implementation of the new "Fair Sentencing Act," we find it appropriate to discuss the issues presented in the context of the historical background of the Act and to set out pertinent portions of the statute.1 In response to a perceived need for certainty in sentencing, to a perceived evil of disparate sentencing, and to...

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