Supreme Court upholds new trial for man who paddled his kid
RALEIGH — North Carolina Supreme Court justices will stay out of the case of a father who was convicted of paddling his son who wouldn’t eat his dinner, then had the conviction reversed.The justices heard arguments last month, but wrote Friday they wouldn’t weigh in after all. They didn’t give a reason, so a state Court of Appeals opinion ordering a new trial for Dean Varner of Lee County remains in place.Jurors found Varner guilty of misdemeanor child abuse, […]
