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STATE v. CASON

No. 8020SC926.

275 S.E.2d 221 (1981)

STATE of North Carolina v. Norris Kelvin CASON.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 3, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen. James E. Magner, Jr., Raleigh, for State.

Henry T. Drake, Wadesboro, for defendant-appellant.

WEBB, Judge.

All the evidence shows the defendant intentionally shot James Edward Sturdivant thereby causing his death. The defendant relied on self-defense for an acquittal. There was no evidence that the defendant accidentally shot James Sturdivant, and it was error to submit the charge of involuntary manslaughter. In State v. Ray, 299 N.C. 151, 261 S.E.2d 789 (1980) our Supreme Court held...

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