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STATE v. VAUGHAN

No. 8218SC185.

296 S.E.2d 516 (1982)

STATE of North Carolina v. Gary T. VAUGHAN.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 2, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen. Alfred N. Salley, Raleigh, for the State.

Public Defender Wallace C. Harrelson by Asst. Public Defender Hugh Davis North, Greensboro, for defendant-appellant.

HILL, Judge.

Defendant presents two arguments on appeal. Both concern the trial court's charge on the law of self-defense. Defendant relies upon State v. Norris, 303 N.C. 526, 279 S.E.2d 570 (1981), in which Justice Huskins gave the following statement of the law in this area:

The law of perfect self-defense excuses a killing altogether if, at the time of the killing, these...

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