STATE v. HILL

No. 767SC679.

231 S.E.2d 682 (1977)

STATE of North Carolina v. Edward HILL.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 2, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Associate Atty. Ben G. Irons, Raleigh, for the State.

Farris, Thomas & Farris by Robert A. Farris, Wilson, for defendant.


MARTIN, Judge.

Defendant first contends the court erred in permitting the county medical examiner to testify concerning the cause of the decedent's death. He argues that the doctor presented by the State was not qualified to state his opinion as to the cause of death because he was not found to be an expert, he did not personally perform the autopsy on the victim in order to obtain personal knowledge, and he was not asked a proper hypothetical question.

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