STATE v. HINTON

No. 7526SC408.

218 S.E.2d 212 (1975)

27 N.C. App. 165

STATE of North Carolina v. William Henry HINTON.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

October 1, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen. Conrad O. Pearson, Raleigh, for the State.

Roger H. Bruny, Charlotte, for defendant appellant.


BRITT, Judge.

Defendant's sole assignment of error is that the court erred in refusing to give jury instructions on reasonable doubt and presumption of innocence as requested by defendant in writing. We find no merit in the assignment.

The rule with respect to the question presented appears to be properly stated in 3 Strong, N.C. Index 2d, Criminal Law, § 119, p. 30, as follows:

"Where a prayer for special instructions is aptly tendered, and...

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