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STATE v. DALLAS

No. 584.

117 S.E.2d 415 (1960)

253 N.C. 568

STATE v. Jaddie (Jerry) DALLAS.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

December 14, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. T. W. Bruton and Asst. Atty. Gen. Harry W. McGalliard, for the State.

Nance, Barrington & Collier and Rudolph G. Singleton, Jr., Fayetteville, for defendant.

PER CURIAM.

Defendant denied that he intentionally shot deceased. The court charged the jury: "* * * (Y)ou may return one of three verdicts: a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree, a verdict of guilty of manslaughter, or a verdict of not guilty on the grounds of self-defense." The charge as a whole limits the authority of the jury to return a verdict of not guilty to a finding of "not guilty by reason of self...

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