STATE v. EMORY

No. 7814SC928.

252 S.E.2d 846 (1979)

STATE of North Carolina v. Timothy EMORY.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 20, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen. Donald W. Stephens, Raleigh, for the State.

Arthur Vann, Vann & Vann, Durham, for defendant-appellant.


MITCHELL, Judge.

The defendant first assigns as error the exclusion of evidence relating to certain events occurring after the shooting which resulted in the death of Johnny Carlton. As his defense was based upon the theory of self-defense, the defendant contends that this evidence was admissible as tending to show the character of the deceased as a violent and dangerous fighting man. We do not agree.

During the direct examination of the defendant, he attempted...

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