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-, :-~ <br />~t:~; <br />r{LONZO B. COLEMAN, JR- <br />$TEVEN A. BERNHOLZ <br />ROGER B. EEIiNHOLZ <br />'DONALD R. DICKERSON <br />GEOPF0.EY E. GLEDHILL <br />pOUGLAS HARGRAVE <br />MARTIN J. BERNHOLZ <br />PATRICIA STANFORD HVN7 <br />OYCeunxt <br />BONNER A. SAWYER <br />(7902.1972) <br />COLEMAN, PiERNHOLZ AND DTCKERSON <br />AT'YOANEYS AT LAW <br />CHURTON STREET <br />HILLSHOROVGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 <br />919 7l2-2196 <br />919 942.8000 <br />February 20, 1979 <br /> <br />Mr. Richard F:. Whitted, Chairman <br />Ms. Anne Barnes <br />Mr. Norman Gustaveson <br />Mr. Norman Walker <br />Mr. Donald Willhoit <br />CHAPBL HILL OFFICE <br />$VYY82D, FRANKLIN BUILDING <br />137 EASY FRANKLIN $TREL°'C <br />CHAPBL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA 27514 <br />919 929.7153 <br />LEGAL CLINICS <br />. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE <br />136 EAST ROSEMARY STREET <br />CHAPEL HILL, NOR'YH CAROLINA 57514 <br />919 929-0396 <br />Re: Legal Responsibility of the Orange County <br />Board of Commissioners in Conjunction With <br />The Flag Burning Incident That Occurred in <br />Chapel Hill on January Z8, 1979 <br />Dear Commissioners: <br />I have reviewed all of the available facts <br />concerning the referenced incident for the purpose of assessing <br />your legal. responsibility. Tt is my opinion that respon- <br />sibility for investigation and prosecution, if warranted, <br />of persons involved in this incident lies with the District <br />Attarney of our Judical District. North Carolina General <br />Statute ~7A-61 prescribes that the District Attorney shall <br />prosecute in the name of the State all criminal actions <br />requiring prosecution and advise the officers of justice in <br />his district. The District Attarney is an elected official, <br />as you know, and is the judicial officer with responsibility <br />to protect the State's interest in all criminal matters. <br />Enclosed is a copy of a letter dated February 7, <br />1979 from Mr. Wade Barber, Jr., our District Attorney and <br />directed to NIx. Stuart Barbour. Mr. Stuart Barbour requested <br />that Mr. Wade Barber look into the incident and take whatever <br />action appropriate. For the reasons stated above I think the <br />only appropriate action by the County Commissioners would be <br />to make available to those concerned the letter from the <br />