# State v. Veazey

> Court of Appeals of North Carolina · July 1, 2008 · 191 N.C. App. 181

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9844796

## Case

- **Full name:** State of North Carolina v. Thomas Marland Veazey
- **Court:** Court of Appeals of North Carolina
- **Decided:** July 1, 2008
- **Citations:** 191 N.C. App. 181; 662 S.E.2d 683; 2008 N.C. App. LEXIS 1228
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurring in part by Steelman
- **Judges:** McGee, Geer, Steelman
- **Cited by:** 23 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

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## Opinion text

STEELMAN, Judge,
concurring in the result.
I concur with the holding of the majority remanding this matter for further findings of fact by the trial court.
I am concerned by the' substantial discrepancies between the order dictated by the trial judge in open court and the final written order. It is the duty of the trial judge to ensure that a written order accurately reflects his or her rulings before it is signed, and to modify the order if it is not correct. It is also the duty of counsel preparing the order to ensure that it accurately reflects the trial court’s findings and rulings.

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