STATE v. HUTCHISON

No. 7521SC12.

215 S.E.2d 820 (1975)

26 N.C. App. 290

STATE of North Carolina v. Joe HUTCHISON, Jr.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 18, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen. Roy A. Giles, Jr., Raleigh, for the State.

Hall, Scales & Cleland by Roy G. Hall, Jr., Winston-Salem, for defendant appellant.


PARKER, Judge.

Defendant's motions for nonsuit were properly denied. Viewed in the light most favorable to the State, the evidence shows the following:

Defendant and Olivia Sutson were nextdoor neighbors, their front porch steps being approximately 37 feet apart. They frequently quarreled. In the early evening of 17 June 1974 defendant and Olivia were on their respective front porches and were arguing, as they usually did. Defendant accused Olivia of "ratting...

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