STATE v. COLBERT

No. 67A84.

316 S.E.2d 79 (1984)

STATE of North Carolina v. Johnny Robert COLBERT.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rufus L. Edmisten, Atty. Gen., by Ann Reed, Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the state.

Adam Stein, Appellate Defender, by Malcolm Ray Hunter, Jr., Asst. Appellate Defender, Raleigh, for defendant.


MARTIN, Justice.

This appeal is before us upon the single issue of whether defendant's right to counsel was violated during the jury selection process. We find that it was and that defendant is entitled to a new trial. We accordingly reverse the Court of Appeals.

Defendant was tried and convicted on a proper bill of indictment charging him with felonious possession of marijuana. A voir dire hearing on defendant's motion to suppress was conducted on the day...

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