# Richardson v. State

> Supreme Court of North Carolina · July 23, 2015 · 368 N.C. 158

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/6726081

## Case

- **Full name:** REVEREND ROBERT RICHARDSON, III, REVEREND MICHAEL and DELORES GALLOWAY, STEVEN W. SIZEMORE, THE NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION, ALAMANCE-BURLINGTON BOARD OF EDUCATION, ASHEBORO CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION, CATAWBA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION, CHATHAM COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, CLEVELAND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, COLUMBUS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, CRAVEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, CURRITUCK COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, DAVIDSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION, EDENTON-CHOWAN BOARD OF EDUCATION, GATES COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, GRAHAM COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, HALIFAX COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, HYDE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, LEE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, LENOIR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, LEXINGTON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION, MACON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, MARTIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, MOUNT AIRY CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION, NEWTON-CONOVER CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION, ONSLOW COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, PAMLICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, PERSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, PITT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, POLK COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, ROCKINGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, RUTHERFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, SCOTLAND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, STANLEY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, SURRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, VANCE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, WHITEVILLE CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION, YANCEY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, ALEXANDER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, ASHEVILLE CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION, AVERY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, BERTIE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, BLADEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, CASWELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, CHEROKEE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, CLINTON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION, CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, EDGECOMBE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, ELIZABETH CITY-PASQUOTANK BOARD OF EDUCATION, FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, GRANVILLE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, HAYWOOD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, HERTFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, HICKORY CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION, HOKE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, JONES COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, KANNAPOLIS CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION, MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, MOORE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, MOORESVILLE GRADED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION, NASH-ROCKY MOUNT BOARD OF EDUCATION, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR ROANOKE RAPIDS GRADED SCHOOL DISTRICT, SAMPSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, THOMASVILLE CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION, and TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION v. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, and NORTH CAROLINA STATE EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY, and CYNTHIA PERRY, GENNELL CURRY, TIM MOORE, and PHIL BERGER, Intervenor-Defendants
- **Court:** Supreme Court of North Carolina
- **Decided:** July 23, 2015
- **Citations:** 368 N.C. 158; 774 S.E.2d 304; 2015 N.C. LEXIS 654
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Judges:** Also, Beasley, Ervin, Her, Hudson, State, Stated
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

PER CURIAM.
For the reasons stated in Hart v. State, _ N.C. _, _, _ S.E.2d _, _ (2015) (372A14), the decision of the trial court is reversed.
REVERSED.
Justice HUDSON, Justice BEASLEY, and Justice ERVIN dissent for the reasons stated in Justice Hudson’s dissenting opinion in Hart v. State, _ N.C. _, _, _ S.E.2d _, _ (2015) (372A14). Justice BEASLEY also dissents for the reasons stated in her dissenting opinion in Hart v. State, id. at _, _ S.E.2d at _.

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