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STATE v. SWANN

No. 26.

170 S.E.2d 611 (1969)

275 N.C. 644

STATE of North Carolina v. Willie SWANN.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 19, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Robert Morgan and Staff Attorney Andrew A. Vanore, Raleigh, for the State.

Jerry L. Jarvis, Durham, for defendant appellant.

BOBBITT, Chief Justice.

Bee James, a colored male, aged 70, was killed in his rural home-store on Wednesday, May 20, 1964. Severe blows to his head caused immediate unconsciousness and death within a few minutes. When discovered, his lifeless body was lying on the porch. The body and building were partially burned by the perpetrator in an apparent effort to conceal the crime.

The circumstantial evidence offered to identify defendant, a colored male, aged 26...

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