Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 528A93 — Bladen Attorney(S) Michael F. Easley, Attorney General, by William N. Farrell, Jr., Senior Deputy Attorney General, for the Thomas K. Maher for defendant- Tharrington, Smith Hargrove, by Roger W. Smith, for North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, amicus Judges PER CURIAM. See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. LEON BROWN PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. Justices LAKE and ORR did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.