STATE v. BRITT

No. 9.

220 S.E.2d 283 (1975)

288 N.C. 699

STATE of North Carolina v. James Edward (Jimmy) BRITT.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

December 17, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Moses & Diehl by Philip A. Diehl, Raeford, for defendant appellant.

Rufus L. Edmisten, Atty. Gen., James E. Magner, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., and Archie W. Anders, Associate Attorney, Raleigh, for the State of North Carolina.


HUSKINS, Justice:

Defendant contends the trial court erred in excusing for cause certain prospective jurors who indicated they could not return a verdict of guilty knowing such verdict would necessitate imposition of a death sentence.

We note initially that in his brief defendant names no specific juror he contends was improperly challenged for cause. He apparently challenges the phraseology of the questions propounded by the district attorney to prospective...

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