STATE v. COFFEY

No. 7924SC437.

259 S.E.2d 356 (1979)

43 N.C. App. 541

STATE of North Carolina v. Palmer Junior COFFEY.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 6, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen. Isham B. Hudson, Jr., Raleigh, for the State.

Charlie R. Brown, Blowing Rock, for defendant-appellant.


CLARK, Judge.

The defendant groups his assignments of error into three arguments as follows: (1) the essential element of intent is not shown by the evidence in the assault charge; (2) the trial court failed to instruct the jury as requested on his defense of intoxication; and (3) the trial court erred in charging on the defense of unconsciousness.

Clearly, intent is an essential element of the crime of assault, including an assault with an automobile, but...

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