STATE v. WALLACE

No. 90A83.

305 S.E.2d 548 (1983)

STATE of North Carolina v. Leroy WALLACE.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

August 9, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rufus L. Edmisten, Atty. Gen. by Harry H. Harkins, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

Benny S. Sharpe, Rockingham, for defendant-appellant.


MITCHELL, Justice.

The defendant contends that the trial court erred in not striking testimony that referred to "bloodstains." We hold that such a characterization was admissible. The defendant also assigns as error the failure of the trial court to instruct the jury as to the possible verdict of guilty of involuntary manslaughter. We agree that the charge should have been given and order a new trial.

The evidence for the State tended to show that the defendant...

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