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STATE v. HUTCHINS

No. 80.

279 S.E.2d 788 (1981)

STATE of North Carolina v. James W. HUTCHINS.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

July 8, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen., Rufus L. Edmisten by Deputy Atty. Gen., Jean A. Benoy, Forest City, for State.

Wade M. Smith and Roger W. Smith, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.

BRITT, Justice.

I

In the early morning hours of 1 June 1979, defendant was arrested in a rural area of Rutherford County and charged with three counts of first-degree murder. Later that same day, defendant was found to be an indigent, and Mr. David K. Fox, a member of the Henderson County Bar, was appointed to represent him. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Ronald G. Blanchard, who was also a member of the Henderson County...

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