STATE v. COVINGTON

No. 7020SC547.

176 S.E.2d 872 (1970)

STATE of North Carolina v. Roy Lee COVINGTON.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

October 21, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Robert Morgan, by Staff Atty. Donald M. Jacobs, Raleigh, for the State.

Thomas & Harrington, by Larry E. Harrington, Monroe, for defendant appellant.


CAMPBELL, Judge.

There are several assignments of error, and since a new trial must be granted, we follow the rule to omit discussion of those matters not likely to recur on another hearing.

The defendant presented evidence tending to show that he acted in self-defense of his sister, an immediate member of his family.

The defendant assigns as error that the trial judge did not adequately instruct the jury on the circumstances they could consider in...

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