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STATE v. WADE

No. 22.

251 S.E.2d 407 (1979)

296 N.C. 454

STATE of North Carolina v. Robert Edward WADE, Jr.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

February 5, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rufus L. Edmisten, Atty. Gen. by Isaac T. Avery, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the state.

Glenn B. Bailey, Morehead City, for defendant-appellant.

EXUM, Justice.

Defendant's assignments of error raise a number of questions relating to the admissibility of evidence that he was insane at the time of the killings. We find that the trial court improperly limited testimony by a psychiatric expert concerning his examination, findings and diagnosis of defendant, and on this ground we order that defendant receive a new trial. For guidance of the court on remand, we will also...

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