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STATE v. BETHEA

No. 8326SC1153.

321 S.E.2d 520 (1984)

STATE of North Carolina v. James Willie BETHEA.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 6, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen. Richard L. Kucharski, Raleigh, for the State.

Appellate Defender Adam Stein, Raleigh by James R. Glover, Director, Appellate Defender Clinic, University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, for defendant.

EAGLES, Judge.

I

Defendant first argues on appeal that the trial court's charge to the jury misstated the law, contained expressions of opinion and was so disorganized and confusing that the defendant should be granted a new trial. We disagree.

We note at the outset that the learned trial judge did not follow the North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions, substituting his own instructions instead. While...

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