STATE v. McNEIL

No. 4.

176 S.E.2d 732 (1970)

277 N.C. 162

STATE of North Carolina v. Ernest McNEIL.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

October 14, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Morgan, Atty. Gen., Sidney S. Eagles, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

Downing, Downing & David, by Ray C. Vallery, Fayetteville, for defendant.


HIGGINS, Justice:

At first this Court had difficulty in ascertaining the precise verdict rendered by the jury in this case. The original record filed here recites: "The jury returns as its verdict that the defendant, Ernest McNeil, is guilty of the charge." The record further recites: "The jury returned a verdict of guilty with a recommendation of life imprisonment." Subsequent to the filing of the original record, but before the oral argument, an addendum to the...

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