STATE v. MATHIS

No. 10PA98.

509 S.E.2d 155 (1998)

349 N.C. 503

STATE of North Carolina v. Charles Timothy MATHIS and Barak Elliot Williamson.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

December 31, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Easley, Attorney General, by Ellen B. Scouten, Special Deputy Attorney General, for the State-appellant.

Aaron E. Michel, Charlotte, for defendant-appellees.


MITCHELL, Chief Justice.

The questions presented for review by the State's petition for writ of certiorari involve whether the Court of Appeals, in ordering a new trial, improperly construed the common law powers of bail bondsmen to allow them to break into a residence and use force against a third party when searching for their principal. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals.

Defendants Charles Timothy Mathis and Barak...

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