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    "judges": [
      "Judges Bkitt and Arnold concur."
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      "STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. DOLAN CROSS"
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        "text": "VAUGHN, Judge.\nAny person who commits an assault or an assault and battery, (unless his conduct is covered by some other provision of law providing greater punishment), using a deadly weapon, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by fine, imprisonment for not more than two years, or both such fine and imprisonment. G.S. 14-33 (b) (1).\nDefendant\u2019s sole assignment of error is that the trial court, by awarding the maximum sentence provided by law, has inflicted cruel and unusual punishment on defendant, under the circumstances of this case.\nAs long as the punishment rendered is within the maximum provided by law, an appellate court must assume that the trial judge acted fairly, reasonably and impartially in the performance of his office. State v. Spencer, 7 N.C. App. 282, 172 S.E. 2d 280, modified on other grounds, 276 N.C. 535, 173 S.E. 2d 765.\nA sentence of imprisonment which is within the limitation authorized by statute cannot be held cruel or unusual in the constitutional sense. State v. Caldwell, 269 N.C. 521, 153 S.E. 2d 34; State v. Newell, 268 N.C. 300, 150 S.E. 2d 405; State v. Garris, 265 N.C. 711, 144 S.E. 2d 901.\nNo error.\nJudges Bkitt and Arnold concur.",
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    "attorneys": [
      "Attorney General Edndsten, by Associate Attorney William A. Raney, Jr., for the State.",
      "Ottway Burton and Millicent Gibson, for defendant appellant."
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    "head_matter": "STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. DOLAN CROSS\nNo. 7519SC588\n(Filed 5 November 1975)\nAssault and Battery \u00a7 17; Constitutional Law \u00a7 36\u2014 assault with deadly weapon \u2014 maximum sentence not cruel and unusual\nImposition of the maximum sentence of imprisonment of two years upon defendant\u2019s conviction for assault with a deadly weapon did not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.\nAppeal by defendant from R\u00f3use, Judge. Judgment entered 12 February 1975 in Superior Court, Randolph County. Heard in the Court of Appeals 22 October 1975.\nDefendant was found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon. From the imposition of a sentence of imprisonment for two years, defendant appealed.\nAttorney General Edndsten, by Associate Attorney William A. Raney, Jr., for the State.\nOttway Burton and Millicent Gibson, for defendant appellant."
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