STATE v. TAYLOR

No. 7628SC863.

234 S.E.2d 202 (1977)

33 N.C. App. 70

STATE of North Carolina v. Charles TAYLOR.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 20, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Associate Atty. Issac T. Avery, III, Raleigh, for the State.

Swain, Leake & Stevenson by Joel B. Stevenson and Robert S. Swain, Asheville, for defendant-appellant.


ARNOLD, Judge.

Indicted for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, defendant was found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon upon one Michael Worley. Error is assigned to the failure of the trial judge to charge on self-defense. We agree with defendant's contention that there was sufficient evidence to raise the issue, and the failure to instruct on self-defense was error.

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