STATE v. THOMPSON

No. 61.

239 S.E.2d 465 (1977)

293 N.C. 713

STATE of North Carolina v. Robert Lee THOMPSON.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

December 15, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rufus L. Edmisten, Atty. Gen., by Elizabeth C. Bunting, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State of N. C.

Arthur L. Lane, Fayetteville, and Paul B. Eaglin, Winston-Salem, for defendant-appellant.


HUSKINS, Justice:

Defendant assigns as error various instances of alleged misconduct on the part of the district attorney, contending his actions and statements in questioning witnesses, addressing the court, and in his argument to the jury deprived defendant of a fair and impartial trial guaranteed by both federal and state constitutions. This assignment requires an examination of the challenged acts and the context in...

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