15A-1335: When Is a Sentence “More Severe”?

Published for NC Criminal Law on April 14, 2014.

G.S. 15A-1335 provides that when a conviction or sentence imposed in superior court has been set aside on direct review or collateral attack, the court may not impose a new sentence for the same offense, or for a different offense based on the same conduct, that is more severe than the prior sentence less the ... Read more

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