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STATE v. HAMILTON

No. 26.

258 S.E.2d 350 (1979)

298 N.C. 238

STATE of North Carolina v. Lee Thomas HAMILTON.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

October 3, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen., Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen., Thomas F. Moffitt, Raleigh, for the State.

Joe P. McCollum, Jr., Monroe, for defendant-appellant.

BRITT, Justice.

By his first assignment of error, defendant contends the trial court erred in denying his motion for a change of venue because of unfavorable pretrial publicity. The assignment is without merit. This motion was addressed to the sound discretion of the trial judge and his ruling thereon will not be disturbed absent a showing of abuse of discretion. 4 Strong's N.C. Index 3d, Criminal Law § 15.1. We perceive...

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