STATE v. VESTAL

No. 5.

195 S.E.2d 297 (1973)

283 N.C. 249

STATE of North Carolina v. Gloyd A. VESTAL.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

April 11, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Morgan, Atty. Gen., by Howard O. Satisky, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

Robert Blackwell, Yanceyville, and Cahoon & Swisher, by Robert S. Cahoon and James L. Swisher, Greensboro, for defendant appellant.


HIGGINS, Justice.

The court properly overruled the defense counsel's challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence to go to the jury on any degree of homicide. However, counsel makes these further contentions: (1) On the first trial the verdict finding the defendant guilty of murder in the second degree was an acquittal of the charge of murder in the first degree; (2) on the second trial the verdict finding the defendant guilty of manslaughter was an acquittal of the...

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