STATE v. HAWKINS

No. 39.

275 S.E.2d 172 (1981)

STATE of North Carolina v. George Lee HAWKINS.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

March 4, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen., Rufus L. Edmisten by Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen., T. Buie Costen, Raleigh, for the State.

J. Henry Banks, Henderson, for defendant-appellant.


BRITT, Justice.

I.

By his first assignment of error, defendant contends the trial court committed prejudicial error by allowing witnesses "to testify to misconduct of the defendant when the defendant had not testified in his own behalf". This assignment has no merit.

Under this assignment defendant refers to his exceptions number 1, 2 and 3. Exception number 1 relates to the testimony of Donnell Hayes. On direct examination Hayes testified that on...

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