STATE v. POWELL

No. 8010SC990.

275 S.E.2d 528 (1981)

STATE of North Carolina v. Wade Lee POWELL.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 17, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen. Isham B. Hudson, Jr., Raleigh, for the State.

Cyrus A. Holbrook, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.


WHICHARD, Judge.

By his sole argument on appeal defendant contends the trial court erred in its instructions on self-defense. He argues that the court should have instructed the jury to consider, in determining the reasonableness of defendant's apprehension of death or great bodily harm, among other factors, the reputation of McKethan for danger and violence.

In prosecutions for homicide and assault, where the defendant pleads and offers evidence of self-defense...

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