STATE v. BANKS

No. COA12-531.

736 S.E.2d 843 (2013)

STATE of North Carolina v. Edy Charles BANKS, Jr.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 5, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy Cooper , by Assistant Attorney General Amy Kunstling Irene , for the State.

NC Prisoner Legal Services, Inc., by Allison Standard , for defendant-appellant.


CALABRIA, Judge.

Edy Charles Banks, Jr. ("defendant") appeals the trial court's order denying his motion for appropriate relief ("MAR") for ineffective assistance of counsel ("IAC"). We reverse and remand.

I. Background

On 29 November 2007, a jury returned verdicts finding defendant guilty of statutory rape of a person who is 13, 14, or 15 years old by a defendant who is at least 6 years older, second degree rape of a person who is mentally...

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