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STATE v. HARRIS

No. 85A81.

295 S.E.2d 391 (1982)

STATE of North Carolina v. Joe Louis HARRIS.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

October 5, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rufus L. Edmisten, Atty. Gen. by Elizabeth C. Bunting, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the state.

C. D. Heidgerd, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.

MARTIN, Justice.

Defendant raises two issues on this appeal. First, he submits that the trial court erred in its instructions to the jury concerning the effect of a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity.1 In both of his trials, defendant relied upon the defense of insanity. During the course of its charge on insanity, the court gave these instructions:

When you, the jury, consider your verdict, I instruct you that you shall...

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