State v. Reaves

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An unpublished opinion of the North Carolina Court of Appeals does not constitute controlling legal authority. Citation is disfavored, but may be permitted in accordance with the provisions of Rule 30(e)(3) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure. IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA No. COA16-1311 Filed: 3 October 2017 Wilson County, No. 15 CR 702523 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, v. RICHARD MALTON REAVES, Defendant, and HERBERT WOODARD, Surety. Appeal by Wilson County Board of Education from order entered 3 October 2016 by Judge William C. Farris in District Court, Wilson County, following a hearing the same date before Judge John J. Covolo. Heard in the Court of Appeals 7 August 2017. Schwartz & Shaw, P.L.L.C., by Kristopher L. Caudle and Rebecca M. Williams, for Wilson County Board of Education, Plaintiff-Appellant. No brief for Richard Malton Reaves, Defendant-Appellee. No brief for Herbert Woodard, Defendant-Appellee Surety. McGEE, Chief Judge. STATE V. CHESTNUT Opinion of the Court This case is a companion case to COA16-1310, State v. Chestnut, filed contemporaneously with this opinion. Chestnut contains the facts and analysis relevant to this case. For the reasons stated in Chestnut, we vacate the order. VACATED. Judges TYSON and INMAN concur. Report per Rule 30(e). -2-

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