STATE v. SEARLES

No. 21.

282 S.E.2d 430 (1981)

STATE of North Carolina v. Lewis SEARLES, Jr.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

October 6, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen. Christopher P. Brewer, Raleigh, for the State.

Asst. Public Defender Robert L. Harrell, Asheville, for defendant.


COPELAND, Justice.

Defendant brings forward four assignments of error which he contends require a new trial of this matter. For the reasons stated below, we disagree and find that defendant received a fair trial, free from prejudicial error.

First, defendant argues that the court erred in denying his motion for a continuance. Defendant made this motion on 10 November 1980, the day the case was called for trial. After hearing from both defendant and the State...

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