STATE v. SURRATT

No. COA20-455.

861 S.E.2d 918 (2021)

2021-NCCOA-407

STATE of North Carolina v. Brandon Lamar SURRATT, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed August 3, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Joshua H. Stein , by Special Deputy Attorney General James Bernier, Jr. , for the State.

Leslie Rawls , Charlotte, for defendant-appellant.


¶ 1 When the Record is incomplete or unclear regarding a defendant's relationship with his or her attorney, we cannot determine whether a defendant is deprived of effective assistance of counsel. Here, we dismiss Defendant's ineffective assistance of counsel claim without prejudice as the claim cannot be decided on our existing...

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