STATE v. WILSON

No. COA13-1395.

762 S.E.2d 894 (2014)

STATE of North Carolina v. James Lewis WILSON, Jr.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

September 16, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy Cooper , by Special Deputy Attorney General David P. Brenskelle , for the State.

Kimberly P. Hoppin for Defendant.


McGEE, Chief Judge.

James Lewis Wilson ("Defendant") appeals his conviction of attempted first-degree murder. Defendant contends that (1) the corresponding short form indictment against him for attempted first-degree murder was defective and (2) he received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial. We agree that the indictment against Defendant was defective, but we do not agree that Defendant received ineffective assistance of counsel.

I. Background

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